Shikshin Temple

The Shorchuk or Shikshin Temple is a ruined compound of Buddhist sites located about 25–30 km southwest of the town of , , , China.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Buddhist cave–temple site in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China
  • Also known as: “Chorchuk:Shorchuq”, “Ming-oi”, “Qigexing”, “Qigexing Buddhist Temple Ruins”, “Shikchin”, “Shorchuk”, “Šikšin”, “Šorčuq”, “Xigexing”, “Xikeqin”, and “Xorqu”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qigxin.

Town
is an oasis town in central of Northwest China. It is under the administration of in . is situated 9 km north of Shikshin Temple.

Shikshin Temple

Latitude
41.93589° or 41° 56′ 9″ north
Longitude
86.34101° or 86° 20′ 28″ east
Open location code
8MH8W8PR+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 648014144
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q2279878
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From Chinese to German—“Shikshin Temple” goes by many names.

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