UNESCO World Heritage Site

Longmen Grottoes

Longmen Grottoes is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in China, inscribed in 2000.

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.

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.

Country
China
Region
Asia
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
2000
UNESCO reference
1003
Area
331 ha

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