Southern Xiangtangshan, exterior

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Work Description: The two main groups of caves are known as Northern and Southern Xiangtangshan. The Northern Group, Bei Xiangtang, is the earliest and largest in scale and has three caves begun with imperial sponsorship; the Southern Group, Nan Xiangtang, has smaller caves numbered from one to seven; and a third site at Shuiyusi, also known as Xiao Xiangtang or “Little Xiangtang,” has one Northern Qi cave with sculptures.; 窟群的两个主要部分可以分为北响堂（鼓山）石窟和南响堂（滏山）石窟。位置偏北的北响堂石窟拥有皇室资助开凿的最早和最大的三个石窟，而南响堂石窟由七个较小的石窟所组成。第三个部分为水峪寺，也被称作“小响堂山”，此处由一座内部拥有石刻造像的北齐石窟所组成。