Brief / profile
Three Immortals Buddhist Caves are mysterious caves on a cliff with no plants. It’s out of the question for people to reach without climbing equipment.

Location
It is located 18 kilometer away from the north of Kshgar.

Construction
The caves consist of 3 caves: West Cave, Middle Cave and East Cave with rectangular entrance. With the length of 2 meters and width of 1 meter， each cave has a large front chamber and a small rear chamber and the latter one is half the size of the previous one. In the East Cave, most of the murals exist. Besides, no original mural is in the West Cave and Middle Cave owing to the reconstruction in the Qing Dynasty.

History
The history of the caves can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. They belong to the earliest Buddhist caves in western China and perhaps 300 or 400 years older than Mogao Caves.