The Buddhist grotto art here marks the apogee of the art of stone carving in the region in ancient times beginning from the middle part of the Northern Dynasty and lasting until the Sui and the Tang Dynasties.

• 须弥山石窟反映了从北朝中晚期到隋、唐各代的佛教石刻艺术，是古代宁夏地区劳动人民文化艺术的结晶。