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Rock Paintings of Bayanhaote or Rock Paintings of Bayanhot (simplified Chinese: 巴彦浩特岩画; traditional Chinese: 巴彥浩特岩畫; pinyin: Bāyànhàotè Yánhuà), also known as Bayanhaote Rock Paintings or Bayanhot Rock Paintings,[2] are images carved into the rocks of Bayanhaote, Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia.[3]

Petroglyphs Complexes of Bayanhaote includes three rock painting sites, such as Rock Paintings of Halawugoukou (哈喇乌沟口岩画), Rock Paintings of Zheyao Mountain (折腰山岩画) and Rock Paintings of Huoshaoquan (火烧圈岩画).[4]

In 2018, Alashan League built the Bayanhot Petroglyphs Heritage Park (巴彦浩特岩画遗址公园) in Helan Grassland (贺兰草原), where Bayanhot Petroglyphs are more concentrated.[5]

Creation periods

From the production methods and contents of the petroglyphs, these rock paintings were carved from the Late Neolithic to Qing dynasty, with a large span of time.[6]

Discoveries

In 2013, Petroglyphs Complexes of Bayanhaote (巴彦浩特岩画群) first appeared in the lens of a hiking photographer in Bayanhot.[7]

In 2017, Cultural Relics Management Bureau of Alxa Left Banner (阿拉善左旗文物管理局) newly discovered an ancient petroglyphs complexes created 2000 years ago in Bayanhot Town (巴彦浩特镇), which was named "Bayanhot Rock Paintings",[8] with a total area of about 12 square kilometers.[9]

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