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The Yungang Grottoes (Chinese: 云冈石窟; pinyin: Yúngāng shíkū), formerly the Wuzhoushan Grottoes (Chinese: 武州山 / 武周山; pinyin: Wǔzhōushān), are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, then called Pingcheng, in the province of Shanxi.
Yungang Grottoes * Shanxi: 2001 i, ii, iii, iv A series of ancient Buddhist temple grottoes dating back to the 5th and 6th centuries. These grottoes are carved into the side of a sandstone cliff and contain thousands of statues and intricate murals that represent some of the outstanding examples of early Chinese Buddhist art.
The Yungang Grottoes in Datong city of Shanxi Province, which millions of tourists visit every year for its 252 caves and 51,000 Buddha statues, is in the news for its digitised restrooms.
The generic name honors Yungang Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage site built in the 5th and 6th centuries about 50 km east of the fossil locality, and derived from long meaning "dragon" in Chinese. The specific name refers to the city of Datong, located in northern Shanxi province, where the holotype was found. [1] Cervical vertebra
Yungang Grottoes: Yungang shiku 云冈石窟: Datong 大同市 1-34 Fogong Temple Shijia Pagoda (Yingxian Wooden Pagoda) Fogong si Shijia ta 佛宫寺释迦塔 (Yingxian muta 应县木塔) Ying County 应县 1-71 Nanchan Temple Main Hall
Yungang Grottoes: Northern Wei: Datong City, Shanxi Province 35: 1-0034-4-002: Mogao Grottoes (Including the Western Thousand Buddha Caves) Northern Wei to Yuan: Dunhuang County, Gansu Province 36: 1-0036-4-003: Yulin Grottoes: Northern Wei to Yuan: Anxi County, Gansu Province 37: 1-0037-4-004: Longmen Grottoes (Including Tomb of Bai Juyi ...
Yaodong in Lingshi County, Shanxi. Yaodong is a special form of vernacular architecture, commonly found in the Loess Plateau in North China. Yaodong are commonly seen in the mountainous areas of Shanxi, in contrast to the more elaborate aforementioned family compounds, which are usually found in flat plains or basins of Shanxi.
Shanxi: Datong: Yungang Grottoes: 2007 An 8.5 km 2 [53] area of 252 caves in the Wuzhou Mountains with 51,000 niches filled with Buddhist statues and 18,000 m 2 of carved wall space, [54] initially constructed under the Northern Wei in the 5th & 6th century, [55] expanded by the Liao in the 11th, [56] and restored since 1952. [57]