Binxian Giant Buddha Grottoes, located at the foot of Liangqingshan, near Xilan Highway, west of Binxian County, Shaanxi Province, is the largest cave group in Shaanxi Province and an important geographical coordinate of the Silk Road. 1 The excavation of the Giant Buddha Grottoes began in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and was carried out on a large scale in the early Tang Dynasty. It was basically completed in the second year of Zhenguan of Emperor Taizong (628). There are 446 Buddhist niches and more than 980 exquisite Buddha statues in the temple, which is an important Buddhist cave temple near Chang 'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. The giant Buddha in Tang Dynasty is the largest Buddha statue in Guanzhong area, which reflects the spread of the stone carving giant Buddha art from the western regions and its popularity in Guanzhong area, and is praised as "the first wonder in Guanzhong" by Bi Yuan, a scholar in Qing Dynasty. From 2 1988 to 1, the Giant Buddha Grottoes were listed as national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council. 20 14 On June 22nd, at the 38th meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in Doha, Qatar, the Giant Buddha Grottoes were successfully listed on the World Heritage List as a site in the Silk Road: Chang 'an-Tianshan Corridor Road Network jointly applied by China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.