garden,inside which lied a deep well. Buddhism Temples Inthe north side stood many Buddhism Temples. Jiaohe was once China's inland provinces of China and it's was flourished at the Western Region on its way. Western Region thus renowned as the Second Hometown of Buddhism. Three features Jiaohe distinguishes itself from other ancient cities owing to three features.First, it had only three city gates,the south,east and west gates.The main South Gate vanished long ago,leaving a huge breach.The East Gate cut by the cliff was virtually non-existent.Second,the city faces cliffs on three sides,so there are no city walls commonly seen in other ancient cities.Third,all the buildings were dug from earth and wood was rarely used. garden, inside which lied a deep well. Buddhism Temples In the north side stood many Buddhism Temples. Jiaohe was once China's Buddhism center. Buddhism spread from Indian through the Western Region to inland provinces of China and it's was flourished at the Western Region on its way. Western Region thus renowned as the Second Hometown of Buddhism. Three features Jiaohe distinguishes itself from other ancient cities owing to three features. First, it had only three city gates, the south, east and west gates. The main South Gate vanished long ago, leaving a huge breach. The East Gate cut by the cliff was virtually non-existent. Second, the city faces cliffs on three sides, so there are no city walls commonly seen in other ancient cities. Third, all the buildings were dug from earth and wood was rarely used