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Luoyang Longmen Grottoes, around 1,400 caves and 100,000 statues carved on a cliff face, Luoyang, Henan, China Royalty Free Stock Photo

Yi River view at Luoyang Longmen Grottoes with more than a thousand caves carved on a cliff face, Luoyang, Henan, China Royalty Free Stock Photo

Cliff stone carving at Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, Henan, China Royalty Free Stock Photo

View of Longmen Grottoes complex in Luoyang, Henan, China. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Luoyang Longmen Grottoes in Henan, China

Riverside park at Luoyang Longmen Grottoes in the morning, Yi River, Luoyang, Henan, China Royalty Free Stock Photo

Fengxiangsi Cave in the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan, China Royalty Free Stock Photo

Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan province, China Park Royalty Free Stock Photo

Main Buddha statue in Fengxiangsi Cave, the main one in the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan, China. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Luoyang Longmen Grottoes carved in the Northern Wei Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital to Luoyang (493 years) before and after, and later, after Eastern Wei, Northern Qi Dynasty to Sui and Tang to Song Dynasties and continuous large-scale construction of more than 400 years old. Clouds kais thing two mountains on the cliffs, 1 km long from north to south, existing Kukan 2345, inscriptions and inscriptions more than 2680 goods, pagoda more than 70 seats, statues of 10 million more than a statue. One of the largest Buddha as high as 17. 14 meters, the smallest is only 2 cm. All of these reflect the high artistic attainments of the working people in ancient China.