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Worshiper, tourists and visitors visiting the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, China. The historic Longmen Grottoes, a series of ancient caves carved with numerous buddhist figures. Created between from 493 AD to 1127 AD, the Longmen Grottoes is a famous historic site and a tourist destination in the city of Luoyang, China

Luoyang, Henan, China, World Cultural Heritage Longmen Grottoes

Longmen, China - 31. October 2011: Buddhist statues in Longmen Grottoes. China. This large grotto group was started from 494 AC finished about 644 AC.

Aerial photography Of The Longmen Grottoes,Luoyang,Henan Province,China,Asia.World Cultural Heritage.

Intricately carved oversized statues at Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China

The Vairocana Buddha image at Longmen grottoes, a Unesco site in Luoyang, Henan province

Aerial photography Of The Longmen Grottoes,Luoyang,Henan Province,China,Asia.World Cultural Heritage.

The Longmen Grottoes, located on bothsides of the Yi River to the south of the ancient capital of Luoyang, Henan province, comprise more than 2,300 caves and niches carved into the steep limestone cliffs over a 1km long stretch. These contain almost 110,000 Buddhist stone statues, more than 60 stupas and 2,800 inscriptions carved on steles. The grottoes and niches of Longmen contain the largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907). These works, entirely devoted to the Buddhist religion, represent the high point of Chinese stone carving. Here is the beautifl stone carvings of all kinds of Buddist figures.

Luoyang, Hernan, China-December 25,2017 :Lianhua lotus flower cave, Longmen Grottoes and Caves, Luoyang, Henan Province, China

The Buddha statue carved on the rock wall

Gongxian Grottoes (Gongyi Grottoes Temple), Gongyi, Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Aerial photography Of The Longmen Grottoes,Luoyang,Henan Province,China,Asia.World Cultural Heritage.

Luoyang The Buddha of Longmen Grottoes in China

Niches 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.

Famous Longmen Grottoes (statues of Buddha and Bodhisattvas carved in the monolith rock near Luoyang in Hennn province, China)

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).

Henan, China- MARCH 19, 2014: Chinese Buddhist art were carved into caves excavated from the limestone cliffs of the Xiangshan and Longmenshan mountains

Yungang Grottoes

Luoyang City, Henan Province-Longmen Grottoes at night

Grottoes with carved Buddha statues, guangyuan, Sichuan， China

Luoyang,Hernan,China-October 21,2013:Tourists visit Longmen Grottoes ,one of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art.Housing tens of thousands of statues of Buddha and his disciples.

Landscape view 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.

Famous Longmen Grottoes (statues of Buddha and Bodhisattvas carved in the monolith rock near Luoyang in Hennn province, China)

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.

Luoyang, Hernan, China-December 25,2017 :The Longmen Grottoes or Longmen Caves are one of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art. It is one of the four notable grottoes in Luoyang,Henan,China . A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Yungang Grottoes

Luoyang City, Henan Province-Longmen Grottoes Historical Buildings

Vairocana Buddha statue at Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, Henan, China

View 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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Flying Apsaras, Longmen cave temples, Loyang, Henan province, China, Northern Wei dynasty, c. 500 AD, limestone - San Diego Museum of Art - DSC06518.JPG

Bodhisattva, Henan province, Luoyang, Gongxian Cave Temples, Cave 1, late Northern Wei dynasty, c. 523 AD, sandstone with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05712.JPG

Hollow-brick tomb tiles, view 04, China, Luoyang, Henan Province, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 AD, earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03560.JPG

Hollow-brick tomb tiles, view 08, China, Luoyang, Henan Province, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 AD, earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03568.JPG

Hollow-brick tomb tiles, view 10, China, Luoyang, Henan Province, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 AD, earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03571.JPG

Hollow-brick tomb tiles, view 01, China, Luoyang, Henan Province, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 AD, earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03554.JPG

Hollow-brick tomb tiles, view 05, China, Luoyang, Henan Province, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 AD, earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03563.JPG

Hollow-brick tomb tiles, view 07, China, Luoyang, Henan Province, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 AD, earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03567.JPG

Hollow-brick tomb tiles, view 06, China, Luoyang, Henan Province, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 AD, earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03565.JPG

Hollow-brick tomb tiles, view 02, China, Luoyang, Henan Province, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 AD, earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03557.JPG

Hollow-brick tomb tiles, view 09, China, Luoyang, Henan Province, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 AD, earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03570.JPG

Hollow-brick tomb tiles, view 03, China, Luoyang, Henan Province, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 AD, earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03559.JPG

Blue Covered Jar, China, probably Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan, Tang dynasty, 700-750 AD, earthenware, lead-fluxed cobalt blue glaze - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00906.jpg

Procession of the Empress as Donor with Her Court, Chinese, from the Binyang Cave, Longmen, Henan Province, Norther Wei Dynasty, about 522 - Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - DSC09118.JPG

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Gold chain with jade and amber beads, Henan province, Luoyang, Jincun, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BC, gold, jade, amber, turquoise - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - DSC06065.JPG

Roof tiles, China, 3 and 4, Luoyang or Xi'an, Tang dynasty, 618-907 AD; center, Gongxian, Northern Song dynasty, 1023-1064 AD, earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03651.JPG

Roof tiles, China, Luoyang or Xi'an, Tang dynasty, 618-907 AD, earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03648.JPG

Bodhisattva, Anyang, Henan Province, China, Lioa or Jin Dynasty, 11th-12th century, marble - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC09815.JPG

Granary model, China, Henan province, Western Han dynasty, 206 BC to 24 AD, earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03660.JPG

Hell's torturer, China, Henan Province, Ming dynasty, 16th century, glazed earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03689.JPG

Judge Bao, Henan province, China - Museu do Oriente - Lisbon, Portugal - DSC06781.JPG

Weituo (Veda), China, Henan province, Ming dynasty, dated 1527 AD, stoneware - Linden-Museum - Stuttgart, Germany - DSC03608.jpg

Dagger (ge), Anyang, Henan, China, Shang dynasty, c. 13th century BC, and curved knife (neiwandao), China, c. 120-1027 BC, bronze- San Diego Museum of Art - DSC06446.JPG

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Woman, China, Huangzhi kiln, Gongyi, Henan, Tang dynasty, 618-907 AD, ceramic - Sichuan University Museum - Chengdu, China - DSC06273.jpg

Bottle, Cizhou ware, Henan province, China, Northern Song dynasty, mid-10th-11th century AD, stoneware with white slip under transparent colorless glaze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05565.JPG

Hell's Judges, view 1, China, Henan Province, Min dynasty, 16th century, glazed earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03692.JPG

Hell's Judges, view 2, China, Henan Province, Min dynasty, 16th century, glazed earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03693.JPG

Hell's Judges, view 4, China, Henan Province, Min dynasty, 16th century, glazed earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03697.JPG

Hell's Judges, view 3, China, Henan Province, Min dynasty, 16th century, glazed earthenware - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03695.JPG

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Homage to the Highest Power, probably Longmen Monastery, Shanxi Province, China, Yuan Dynasty, c. 1300 - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC09827.JPG

Homage to the Highest Power, probably Longmen Monastery, Shanxi Province, China, Yuan Dynasty, c. 1300 - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC09823.JPG

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Epitaph for Sir Duo and his wife, Lady Zhao, China, Luoyang, Sui dynasty, 610 AD, limestone - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03574.JPG

Epitaph for Yang Shun, general to Empress Wu Zetian, China, Luoyang, Tang dynasty, 693 AD, limestone - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC03576.JPG

Voyage to the West, Henan province, China - Museu do Oriente - Lisbon, Portugal - DSC06777.JPG

Stele with Maitreya 2, front, China, probably Henan province, Northern Wei dynasty, c. 530 AD, limestone, traces of pigments - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09374.JPG

Stele with Maitreya 2, reverse, China, probably Henan province, Northern Wei dynasty, c. 530 AD, limestone, traces of pigments - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09375.JPG

The Rising of the Gods, Henan province, China, view 1 - Museu do Oriente - Lisbon, Portugal - DSC06779.JPG

The Rising of the Gods, Henan province, China, view 2 - Museu do Oriente - Lisbon, Portugal - DSC06780.JPG

Ceremonial axe, yue-type, China, Junxian, Henan province, Shang dynasty, Anyang period, 12th-11th century BC, bronze - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC02089.JPG

Pillow in the shape of a tiger, China, Henan or Shaanxi province, Jin dynasty, 1206-1234 AD, ceramic, glaze, overglaze black - Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - DSC01359.JPG

Incense burner (boshanlu), China, Shaanxi or Henan province, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st or 2nd century AD, lead-glazed earthenware - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC02180.JPG

Seated bodhisattva, excavated from the White Horse Monastery, Loyang, Henan, China, c. 530 AD, limestone - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - DSC02802.JPG

Pair of ducks, China, Tang dynasty, 8th century AD, Henan or Shaanxi ware, ceramic - Fitchburg Art Museum - DSC08714.JPG

Pair of grooms, groom 2, China, Tang dynasty, 618-906 AD, Henan or Shaanxi province, earthenware - Fitchburg Art Museum - DSC08765.JPG

Pair of grooms, groom 1, China, Tang dynasty, 618-906 AD, Henan or Shaanxi province, earthenware - Fitchburg Art Museum - DSC08764.JPG

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