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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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Interior of Cave 9 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,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.

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 guard Buddha on the side of the Great Vairocana (or Lushena Buddha) in the Longmen Grottoes, which were under the patronage of Empress Wu Zetian, was built in 675AD.

The Longmen Grottoes, Longmen Caves with statues of Buddha and his disciples carved in stone in Luoyang, Henan province, China

Grottoes with carved Buddha statues, guangyuan, Sichuan， China

Luoyang, Hernan, China-December 25,2017 :Lianhua lotus flower cave, Longmen Grottoes and Caves, Luoyang, Henan Province, China

view of the main Longmen grottoe in Luoyang, Henan, China

Landscape view 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.

Stone carving on the cliff at Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, Henan, China

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$Hui county, Xinxiang City, Henan Province,\nSouth Taihang Huilong Tianjie Mountain, national AAAA tourist scenic spot, 1763 meters above sea level.\nHere, the mountains, cliffs, vegetation covered, the scenery is magnificent.\nHere, the world famous thing is: in the 1990s, the people here built an 8000 meter cliff road on the cliffs of thousands of mountains. This spirit will always inspire future generations.A steady stream of visitors come here to visit.$

Luoyang, Hernan, China-December 25,2017 :Tourists and Visitors Visiting Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, China

The Buddha statue carved on the rock wall

Famous Longmen Grottoes (statues of Buddha and Bodhisattvas carved in the monolith rock near Luoyang in Hennn province, China)

The vast 16.8m-high effigy of Sakyamuni in Cave 19 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.

Buddhist stone statues remaining in ancient grottoes, Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou, China

The crowd at Losana Daxiang altar during the mid-autumn Festival to admire the giant Buddha. Longmen, China - September 16, 2024.

$Maiji Mountain Grottoes,Tianshui City,Gansu Province,China,\nNational 5A scenic spot.\n Together with the Mogao Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes, it is known as the four major grottoes in China.\n Maiji Mountain Grottoes was built more than 1600 years ago, after more than 10 dynasties, such as Northern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang, Five dynasties, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing, etc., continuously excavated and repaired, there are 221 grottoes, 3,938 statues of various types, murals 979.54 square meters; The statues preserved in the grottoes are mainly clay sculptures, which retain a large number of physical materials in religion, art, architecture and other aspects, reflecting the characteristics of statues in various times for more than 1,000 years, reflecting the development and evolution of Chinese clay sculpture art, enriching the history of ancient Chinese culture, providing rich materials and historical facts for later generations to study Chinese Buddhist culture, and having the reputation of \$

Luoyang, China - November 18, 2017: A group of tourists gather in front of a large Buddha statue at Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang.

landscape with an ancient roman aqueduct with columns and arcade between the rocks and crags of an old medieval epic fantasy city like a fortress, with a gray cloudy sky in the background

Luoyang Longmen Grottoes, located in Luoyang City, Henan China

Buddha in Cave 6, one of the richest of the Yungang sites. It was constructed between 465 and 494 C.E. by Emperor Xiao Wen. The entire interior of the cave is carved and painted. The walls of the upper stories are host to carvings of standing Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and monks among other celestial figures. Yungang Grottoes, 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.

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