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Luoyang Tour of
Longmen Grottoes
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The Longmen Grottoes are located in
the south of Luoyang City.
They are between Mount Xiang and Mount Longmen and face Yi River. Longmen Grottoes, Yungang Caves and Mogao
Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone
inscriptions in China.
The grottoes were started around the year 493 when
Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the
capital to Luoyang and were continuously built during the 400 years
until the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The scenery measures
1,000 metres (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. Most of them are the works of the Northern Wei
Dynasty and the flourishing age of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Lots
of historical materials concerning art, music, religion,
calligraphy, medicine, costume and architecture are kept in Longmen
Grottoes.
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