Pillar Grotto.Every picture is independent and has its own theme,that is,no direct elationship with each other The stories on the principle and subsidiary cause manifest the enshrinement and worship offered by all flesh to the Buddha,and displayed the infinite power of the Buddha.However the natural stories narrate all the hardships and ascetic practices that the Buddha has endured when he practiced the Bodhisattva Tao during his previous existence.Except for a few were drawn on the four walls of the Square Grotto,these two kinds of story pictures are mainly distributed in the main room of the Central Pillar Grotto and the top of the Square Grotto.in theform of single picture.which means that the top of the Square Grotto is divided into many rhombic grilles,each having a picture.Because of the small space of a rhombic grille,only afewfigures and scenes appear in a picture,and the most typical plots that could best generalize the story are selected to be in the picture.which therefore make the picture oncise and sprightly.Ony the top of the No.17groto is painted stories.In addition,some frescoes also reflect the conditions of production,living styles and folk customs.For instance,in the painting of a happy professional singer in the No.38 grotto. some of the musicians are playing the pipa(a plucked string instrument with a frette fingerboard),some are playing konghou (ancient plucked stringed instrument with five to twenty-five strings).and some are playing the flute.which are not only of a great variety df shapes and postures,but also full of wits and interests.The paintings of plowing lands and making potteries in the No.175 grotto show the scenes of production and working at tha time,and therefore it is the precious material for the research into the history of Xinjiang and its culture and art.The Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves holds a certain position in the grotto art in China.which is of great significance for the research into the culture of Buddhism and the cultural exchange between China and westemn countries Pillar Grotto. Every picture is independent and has its own theme, that is, no direct relationship with each other. The stories on the principle and subsidiary cause manifest the enshrinement and worship offered by all flesh to the Buddha, and displayed the infinite power of the Buddha. However the natural stories narrate all the hardships and ascetic practices that the Buddha has endured when he practiced the Bodhisattva Tao during his previous existence. Except for a few were drawn on the four walls of the Square Grotto, these two kinds of story pictures are mainly distributed in the main room of the Central Pillar Grotto and the top of the Square Grotto, in the form of single picture, which means that the top of the Square Grotto is divided into many rhombic grilles, each having a picture. Because of the small space of a rhombic grille, only a few figures and scenes appear in a picture, and the most typical plots that could best generalize the story are selected to be in the picture, which therefore make the picture concise and sprightly. Only the top of the No. 17 grotto is painted with 38 natural stories. In addition, some frescoes also reflect the conditions of production, living styles and folk customs. For instance, in the painting of a happy professional singer in the No.38 grotto, some of the musicians are playing the pipa (a plucked string instrument with a fretted fingerboard), some are playing konghou (ancient plucked stringed instrument with five to twenty-five strings), and some are playing the flute, which are not only of a great variety of shapes and postures, but also full of wits and interests. The paintings of plowing lands and making potteries in the No.175 grotto show the scenes of production and working at that time, and therefore it is the precious material for the research into the history of Xinjiang and its culture and art. The Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves holds a certain position in the grotto art in China, which is of great significance for the research into the culture of Buddhism and the cultural exchange between China and western countries