There was most likely an extension towards a smaller grotto to the east-south-east.

之前可能有向著东南东方延伸的一个小洞穴。

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Ah-ai grotto fresco shows that it had been deeply influenced by the Buddhism of the hinterland of China. It was a proof of east-west cultural exchanges in Kucha.

龟兹佛教石窟有其主要内容和特点，阿艾石窟则表现出深受中原佛教艺术的影响，是这一时期龟兹地区东西文化交流的见证。

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