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Worshiper, tourists and visitors visiting the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, China. The historic Longmen Grottoes, a series of ancient caves carved with numerous buddhist figures. Created between from 493 AD to 1127 AD, the Longmen Grottoes is a famous historic site and a tourist destination in the city of Luoyang, China
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Longmen, China - 31. October 2011: Buddhist statues in Longmen Grottoes. China. This large grotto group was started from 494 AC finished about 644 AC.
Yungang Grottoes
Stone carving on the cliff at Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, Henan, China
The Longmen Grottoes, located on bothsides of the Yi River to the south of the ancient capital of Luoyang, Henan province, comprise more than 2,300 caves and niches carved into the steep limestone cliffs over a 1km long stretch. These contain almost 110,000 Buddhist stone statues, more than 60 stupas and 2,800 inscriptions carved on steles. The grottoes and niches of Longmen contain the largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907). These works, entirely devoted to the Buddhist religion, represent the high point of Chinese stone carving. Here is the beautifl stone carvings of all kinds of Buddist figures.
Panoramic view of The Longmen Grottoes and The Yi River at Luoyang, Henan, China
Close-up of the 13.7-meter-tall colossal Buddha of Cave 20, an icon of Chinese art, excavated from the sandstone cliff at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.
Luoyang, Hernan, China-December 25,2017 :Tourists and Visitors Visiting Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, China
The Buddha statue carved on the rock wall
view of the main Longmen grottoe in Luoyang, Henan, China
Yungang Grottoes
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Grotto No.18 was obviously f a little bit Gandhara style, which was the blending western and eastern cultures. Grotto No.18 was the most luxurious grotto in Yungang. The face of statue in center was sculptured according to Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (Tuoba Tao). The kasaya with thousands of Buddhas was memorized the buddhists he killed in his region.
Famous Longmen Grottoes (statues of Buddha and Bodhisattvas carved in the monolith rock near Luoyang in Hennn province, China)
Buddha image in Cave 4 at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.
Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, China
Stone Buddha in Wat Saket (The Golden Mount) temple. Bangkok, Thailand.
It is a high angle view photo of The Longmen Grottoes.
Yungang Grottoes
Luoyang,China -MAR 19: Visitors at Longmen grottoes on March 19, 2014.It is one of the four notable grottoes in Luoyang,Henan,China . A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Stone Carved Buddha Statues of the Jin Dynasty, Hangzhou, China
Yungang Grottoes near Datong in Shanxi Province, China. Cave 20, the most famous Buddha statue at Yungang. Wide view with people.
Close-up of the 13.7-meter-tall colossal Buddha of Cave 20, an icon of Chinese art, excavated from the sandstone cliff at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.
Luoyang, Hernan, China-December 25,2017 :Lianhua lotus flower cave, Longmen Grottoes and Caves, Luoyang, Henan Province, China
Buddha statue in Tianladder Mountain Grottoes, Wuwei, Gansu province, China
Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi, China. Its an ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes
Yungang Grottoes
Fengxiangsi Cave, the main one in the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan, China. Longmen is one of the 3 major Buddhist caves of China, and a World heritage Site.
Grottoes with carved Buddha statues, guangyuan, Sichuan， China
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