The Longmen Grottoes is located in the south of Luoyang City. Longmen Grottoes, Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China.
The construction of the Longmen Grottoes began in 493 during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen and continued through the successive six dynasties, including Tang and Song, for a span of over 400 years.
Altogether there are 1,352 caves, 785 niches, more than 97,000 statues of the Buddha, Bodhisativas, and Arhats, and 3,680 inscribed stone tablets along the 1-km-long cliff of Mt. Longmen on the west and Mt. Xiangshan on the east of the Yihe River south of Luoyang.
Fengxian Temple, built in the Tang Dynasty, Fengxian Temple is the largest grotto in Longmen Temple with a width of 36 meters (about 118 feet) and a length of 41 meters (about 136 feet). There are nine figures of various facial appearance and temperaments in the temple, of which the statue of Vairocana Buddha is the most impressive one.
Daily available between 07:00 to 19:50 (March 1st to October 31st ); 07:30 to 18:50 (November 1st to February 28th)
Address: 12km south of modern Luoyang
Ticket Price (in RMB): RMB120
The Longmen Grottoes is located in the south of Luoyang City. Longmen Grottoes, Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China.
The construction of the Longmen Grottoes began in 493 during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen and continued through the successive six dynasties, including Tang and Song, for a span of over 400 years.
Altogether there are 1,352 caves, 785 niches, more than 97,000 statues of the Buddha, Bodhisativas, and Arhats, and 3,680 inscribed stone tablets along the 1-km-long cliff of Mt. Longmen on the west and Mt. Xiangshan on the east of the Yihe River south of Luoyang.
Fengxian Temple, built in the Tang Dynasty, Fengxian Temple is the largest grotto in Longmen Temple with a width of 36 meters (about 118 feet) and a length of 41 meters (about 136 feet). There are nine figures of various facial appearance and temperaments in the temple, of which the statue of Vairocana Buddha is the most impressive one.
Daily available between 07:00 to 19:50 (March 1st to October 31st ); 07:30 to 18:50 (November 1st to February 28th)
Address: 12km south of modern Luoyang
Ticket Price (in RMB): RMB120
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