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World Cultural Heritage Site Yungang Grottoes in Datong City, Shanxi Province, China

The Yungang Grottoes are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong. They are an outstanding example of the Chinese stone carvings from the 5th and 6th centuries. There are 53 major caves, along with 51000 niches housing the same number of Buddha statues

The Gretto No.20 of Yugang Grettoes is the famous gretto in Yungang, which is the symbol of Yungang Grettoes. The statue in center is Sakyamuni Buddha (in the picture).

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Close-up of the 13.7-meter-tall colossal Buddha of Cave 20, an icon of Chinese art, excavated from the sandstone cliff 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.

Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi, China. Its an ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes

Yungang Grottoes

Huge buddha statues at Yungang grottoes which is one of the largest - scale ancient grottoes in China. The grottoes was built during 5th and 6th centuries.

The Buddha statue carved on the rock wall

Shanxi Datong Yungang Grottoes giant Buddha statue, China's ancient architectural tourist attractions, purely man-made by the ancient people to bring a huge culture shock

Grotto No.30 is the most famous Grotto(Buddhist Cave).

$Datong, Shanxi, China - August 8, 2010: Yungang Grottoes. World cultural heritage. One of China's four most famous \$

Stone Buddhas 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.

Yungang, Shanxi, China - August 16, 2016: The Buddhas of Yungang Grottoes in China

Yungang Grottoes

Huge buddha statues at Yungang grottoes which is one of the largest - scale ancient grottoes in China. The grottoes was built during 5th and 6th centuries.

Buddha statue in Tianladder Mountain Grottoes, Wuwei, Gansu province, China

Yungang Grottoes. World cultural heritage. One of China's four most famous Buddhist Caves Art Treasure Houses, is located Datong, Shanxi Province. It is cave 20. Buddha is 13.7 metres high.

Grotto No.18 was obviously f a little bit Gandhara style, which was the blending western and eastern cultures. Grotto No.18 was the most luxurious grotto in Yungang. The face of statue in center was sculptured according to Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (Tuoba Tao). The kasaya with thousands of Buddhas was memorized the buddhists he killed in his region.

stone Buddha sculpture in the cave

Close-up of the 13.7-meter-tall colossal Buddha of Cave 20, an icon of Chinese art, excavated from the sandstone cliff 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.

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Yungang Grottoes

The photo was taken in Yugang Grottoes, Shanxi Province in August this year. Yungang Grottos is one of the three major grotto sites in China. Representing the highest level of world carved art in the fifth century, and considered to be exemplary Chinese Buddhist art work at its finest. Comprising 252 caves and niches and 51000 statues with a carved area of 18000 square meters. A historical milestone fused by Chinese and Western culture in the fifth century A.D. The Buddha status here are well-preserved and uniquely shaped, making it an immersive journey.

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Yungang Grottoes near Datong in Shanxi Province, China. Cave 20, the most famous Buddha statue at Yungang. Wide view with people.

Giant Buddha niche 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.

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