The Simsim Caves, also called the Caves of Senmusaimu (), are decorated Buddhist caves in the area of Kucha, Tarim Basin, China. Other famous sites nearby are the Ah-ai Grotto, Kizil Caves, the Kizilgaha Caves, the Kumtura Caves, and Subashi Temple.(Other than Kizil)... "The nearby site of Kumtura contains over a hundred caves, forty of which contain painted murals or inscriptions. Other cave sites near Kucha include Subashi, Kizilgaha, and Simsim." in
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External links Simsim caves
Sources Zhongguo Xinjiang Bihua Quanji 5: Keziergaha Senmusaimu 中国新疆壁画全集 5: 克孜尔尕哈 森木赛姆 [Complete Collection of Xinjiang Murals 5: Keziergaha Senmusaimu Grottoes] 中国壁画全集编辑委员会 Zhongguo Bihua Quanji Bianji Weiyuanhui. Tianjin, 1995; (Tianjin Renmin Meishu 天津人民美术) Peter Hopkirk: Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia. The University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst 1980, . Zhongguo da baike quanshu: Kaoguxue. Beijing: Zhongguo da baike quanshu chubanshe, 1986
External links Turfanforschung Grabungen in Sim-Sim (Auf Hellas Spuren in Ostturkistan) Auf Hellas Spuren in Ostturkistan: vol.1, S. 109