Less famously, hundreds of small monastic caves ooze around the Giant Buddhas.
Only the void remains of the once might figures that had witnessed the Silk Road caravans pass by..
A new hitch-hiking monk pays homage to the site…
Sight of Bamian Valley from one of the caves.
A less romantic view of the Buddha.
I saw a special about this on National Geographic. To tell you the truth, I cried. Really sad.
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