Longmen Grottoes

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The Longmen Grottoes are a renowned complex of thousands of Buddhist rock carvings and statues dating from the Northern Wei and Tang dynasties, carved into limestone cliffs along the Yi River in central China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist grottoes
UNESCO World Heritage Site
rock-cut architecture
tourist attraction
artStyle Chinese Buddhist sculpture
associatedDynasty Northern Wei dynasty
Sui dynasty
Tang dynasty
constructionEnd 8th century
constructionStart late 5th century
containsStatueOf Vairocana Buddha
linked to: Mahavairocana
country China
governingBody State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionLanguage Classical Chinese
locatedBetween Longmenshan
Xiangshan
locatedIn Henan Province
Luoyang
locatedOn Yi River
material limestone cliffs
nearCity Luoyang
notableCave Binyang Caves
Fengxian Cave
Guyang Cave
Wanfo Cave
numberOfCavesAndNich es approximately 2,300
numberOfInscriptions over 2,800
numberOfPagodas over 40
numberOfStoneStatues over 100,000
partOf Silk Road Buddhist art tradition
partOfWorldHeritageRegion Asia-Pacific
periodOfSignificance Northern Wei dynasty
Tang dynasty
precededBy Yungang Grottoes
primaryTheme Buddhist iconography
province Henan
linked to: Henan Province
region central China
relatedSite Mogao Caves
Yungang Grottoes
religion Buddhism
UNESCOSiteId 1003
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2000
visitorAttractionStatus major tourist destination in China

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Northern Wei dynasty knownFor Longmen Grottoes
Buddhist art importantSite Longmen Grottoes
Luoyang famousFor Longmen Grottoes
Luoyang near Longmen Grottoes
Luoyang unescoWorldHeritageSiteNearby Longmen Grottoes
Bai Juyi burialPlace Longmen, near Luoyang
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
World Heritage Sites in China hasPart Longmen Grottoes
Xiangtangshan Caves similarTo Longmen Grottoes
subject linked to: Xiangtangshan caves
Sima Qian birthPlace Longmen
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Guyang Cave locatedIn Longmen Grottoes
Guyang Cave partOf Longmen Grottoes complex
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Xiangshan (Luoyang) overlooks Longmen Grottoes
subject linked to: Xiangshan
Xiangshan (Luoyang) partOf Longmen scenic area
subject linked to: Xiangshan
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Xiangshan (Luoyang) partOf Longmen Grottoes cultural landscape
subject linked to: Xiangshan
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Fengxian Cave locatedIn Longmen Grottoes
Fengxian Cave partOf Longmen Grottoes complex
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Fengxian Cave isLargest grotto at Longmen Grottoes
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Fengxian Cave isMostFamous grotto at Longmen Grottoes
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Binyang Caves locatedIn Longmen Grottoes
Binyang Caves partOf Longmen Grottoes Buddhist cave complex
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Wanfo Cave locatedIn Longmen Grottoes
Wanfo Cave heritageSitePartOf Longmen Grottoes
Wanfo Cave UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Longmen Grottoes
Wanfo Cave alsoKnownAs Cave of Ten Thousand Buddhas at Longmen
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Wanfo Cave isComponentOf UNESCO World Heritage property "Longmen Grottoes"
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Longmenshan formsPartOfLandscapeAround Longmen Grottoes
Longmenshan hasCulturalSignificanceFor Longmen Grottoes area
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Luòyáng famousFor Longmen Grottoes
Luòyáng UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteNearby Longmen Grottoes