Located 25 miles north of Thada County, Donggar Frescoes are the largest rem- nants of the ancient Buddhist frescoes. About 25 miles northwest of the Guge Ruins, Donggar is a small village often or so households. The frescoes are scattered in the grottoes on the bluff north of the village. There are about 200 grottoes now, which spread throughout about a mile and a half and resemble honeycombs. Several of the grottoes with fine frescoes are clustered on the eastern U-shaped crag. Donggar Frescoes, which are grouped together in the three grottoes halfway up the mountain, are well preserved. Tibetan his­toric, religious, and cultural records do not mention when or how these frescoes were painted. But scientists believe that they are about 1,000 years old, and their discovery is significant in the field of archeology. The frescoes are mainly paintings of Buddha and bodhisattva figures, de­pictions of Buddhist stories, and various vignettes. The figures of heavenly maidens are especially vivid and well preserved.