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Guyangdong, or Guyang Cave, or Old Sun Cave, is recorded as the oldest Longmen cave with carvings in the Northern Wei style. It is also the largest cave, located in the central part of the west hill. It was carved under the orders of Emperor Xiaowen. The earliest carving in this limestone cave has been now dated at 478 AD, during the period ...
Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, Henan; 82. Koguryo tombs in Ji'an, Jilin; 83. Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu; 84. Longxing Temple hoard of Buddhist statues, Qingzhou, Shandong; Sui, Tang, and later dynasties Buddha's relic from the pagoda base of the Famen Temple. 85. Daxing–Chang'an City, capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties, Xi'an, Shaanxi; 86.
Comprising 252 caves and over 51,000 Buddha statues, the Yungang Grottoes showcase a variety of artistic styles and influences, reflecting the cultural exchange between China and other regions along the Silk Road. The site is notable for its large-scale statues, which exhibit a blend of Indian and Chinese art styles.1039
Longmen County, alternately romanized as Lungmoon, [a] is a county of Guangdong, China, administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Huizhou. In 2020, Longmen County had a population of 319,183 residing in an area of 2,295 square kilometers (886 sq mi).
Longmen (simplified Chinese: 龙门; traditional Chinese: 龍門; pinyin: Lóngmén; lit. 'dragon gate') may refer to: Longmen (mythology) , The Dragon Gate in Chinese mythology, located at the top of a waterfall cascading from a legendary mountain
South Binyang Cave (simplified Chinese: 宾阳南洞; traditional Chinese: 賓陽南洞; pinyin: Bīnyáng Nán Dòng) is cave number 159 at the Longmen Grottoes near Luoyang, Henan province, China. History
Tenglong Cave: 52,800 m (173,200 ft) karst Hubei Province Taiji Cave: 54,000 m (177,000 ft) karst Anhui Province Tianyuan Cave: Beijing Municipality Xianren Cave: 14 metres (46 ft) Jiangxi Province Xueyu Cave: 1,644 m (5,394 ft) karst Chongqing Municipality Yiyuan Rong Cave Group: karst Zibo, Shandong Province: Yilong Cave: 4,200 m (13,800 ft ...
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]