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Attractions: Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang City, Henan Province
Published: Dec 15, 2009 08:43 AM Updated: May 25, 2011 01:05 PM

Longmen Grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and they were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The scenery measures 1,000 meters (about 1,094 yards) from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues. Lots of historical material about art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, clothing and architecture are kept in the Longmen Grottoes. These grottoes along with Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China. [Globaltimes.cn]

 

Longmen Grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and they were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The scenery measures 1,000 meters (about 1,094 yards) from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues. Lots of historical material about art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, clothing and architecture are kept in the Longmen Grottoes. These grottoes along with Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China. [Globaltimes.cn]

 

Longmen Grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and they were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The scenery measures 1,000 meters (about 1,094 yards) from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues. Lots of historical material about art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, clothing and architecture are kept in the Longmen Grottoes. These grottoes along with Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China. [Globaltimes.cn]

 

Longmen Grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and they were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The scenery measures 1,000 meters (about 1,094 yards) from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues. Lots of historical material about art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, clothing and architecture are kept in the Longmen Grottoes. These grottoes along with Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China. [Globaltimes.cn]

 

Longmen Grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and they were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The scenery measures 1,000 meters (about 1,094 yards) from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues. Lots of historical material about art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, clothing and architecture are kept in the Longmen Grottoes. These grottoes along with Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China. [Globaltimes.cn]

 

Longmen Grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and they were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The scenery measures 1,000 meters (about 1,094 yards) from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues. Lots of historical material about art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, clothing and architecture are kept in the Longmen Grottoes. These grottoes along with Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China. [Globaltimes.cn]

 

Longmen Grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and they were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The scenery measures 1,000 meters (about 1,094 yards) from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues. Lots of historical material about art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, clothing and architecture are kept in the Longmen Grottoes. These grottoes along with Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China. [Globaltimes.cn]

 

Longmen Grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and they were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The scenery measures 1,000 meters (about 1,094 yards) from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues. Lots of historical material about art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, clothing and architecture are kept in the Longmen Grottoes. These grottoes along with Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China. [Globaltimes.cn]

 

Longmen Grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and they were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The scenery measures 1,000 meters (about 1,094 yards) from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues. Lots of historical material about art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, clothing and architecture are kept in the Longmen Grottoes. These grottoes along with Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China. [Globaltimes.cn]

 

Longmen Grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and they were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The scenery measures 1,000 meters (about 1,094 yards) from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues. Lots of historical material about art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, clothing and architecture are kept in the Longmen Grottoes. These grottoes along with Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China. [Globaltimes.cn]

 

Longmen Grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and they were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The scenery measures 1,000 meters (about 1,094 yards) from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues. Lots of historical material about art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, clothing and architecture are kept in the Longmen Grottoes. These grottoes along with Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China. [Globaltimes.cn]


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