Longmen Grottoes

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The Longmen Grottoes are a renowned complex of thousands of Buddhist rock carvings and statues dating from the Northern Wei and Tang dynasties, carved into limestone cliffs along the Yi River in central China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist grottoes ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
artStyle Chinese Buddhist sculpture ⓘ
associatedDynasty Northern Wei dynasty ⓘ
Sui dynasty ⓘ
Tang dynasty ⓘ
constructionEnd 8th century ⓘ
constructionStart late 5th century ⓘ
containsStatueOf Vairocana Buddha ⓘ
linked to: Mahavairocana
country China ⓘ
governingBody State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Classical Chinese ⓘ
locatedBetween Longmenshan ⓘ
Xiangshan ⓘ
locatedIn Henan Province ⓘ
Luoyang ⓘ
locatedOn Yi River ⓘ
material limestone cliffs ⓘ
nearCity Luoyang ⓘ
notableCave Binyang Caves ⓘ
Fengxian Cave ⓘ
Guyang Cave ⓘ
Wanfo Cave ⓘ
numberOfCavesAndNich es approximately 2,300 ⓘ
numberOfInscriptions over 2,800 ⓘ
numberOfPagodas over 40 ⓘ
numberOfStoneStatues over 100,000 ⓘ
partOf Silk Road Buddhist art tradition ⓘ
partOfWorldHeritageRegion Asia-Pacific ⓘ
periodOfSignificance Northern Wei dynasty ⓘ
Tang dynasty ⓘ
precededBy Yungang Grottoes ⓘ
primaryTheme Buddhist iconography ⓘ
province Henan ⓘ
linked to: Henan Province
region central China ⓘ
relatedSite Mogao Caves ⓘ
Yungang Grottoes ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 1003 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2000 ⓘ
visitorAttractionStatus major tourist destination in China ⓘ

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Northern Wei dynasty → knownFor → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Buddhist art → importantSite → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Luoyang → famousFor → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Luoyang → near → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Luoyang → unescoWorldHeritageSiteNearby → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Bai Juyi → burialPlace → Longmen, near Luoyang ⓘ
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
World Heritage Sites in China → hasPart → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Xiangtangshan Caves → similarTo → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
subject linked to: Xiangtangshan caves
Sima Qian → birthPlace → Longmen ⓘ
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Guyang Cave → locatedIn → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Guyang Cave → partOf → Longmen Grottoes complex ⓘ
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Xiangshan (Luoyang) → overlooks → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
subject linked to: Xiangshan
Xiangshan (Luoyang) → partOf → Longmen scenic area ⓘ
subject linked to: Xiangshan
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Xiangshan (Luoyang) → partOf → Longmen Grottoes cultural landscape ⓘ
subject linked to: Xiangshan
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Fengxian Cave → locatedIn → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Fengxian Cave → partOf → Longmen Grottoes complex ⓘ
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Fengxian Cave → isLargest → grotto at Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Fengxian Cave → isMostFamous → grotto at Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Binyang Caves → locatedIn → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Binyang Caves → partOf → Longmen Grottoes Buddhist cave complex ⓘ
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Wanfo Cave → locatedIn → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Wanfo Cave → heritageSitePartOf → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Wanfo Cave → UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Wanfo Cave → alsoKnownAs → Cave of Ten Thousand Buddhas at Longmen ⓘ
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Wanfo Cave → isComponentOf → UNESCO World Heritage property "Longmen Grottoes" ⓘ
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Longmenshan → formsPartOfLandscapeAround → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Longmenshan → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Longmen Grottoes area ⓘ
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
Luòyáng → famousFor → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Luòyáng → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteNearby → Longmen Grottoes ⓘ