Longmen Grottoes World Heritage Site

Official name

Longmen Grottoes | UNESCO

Country

China | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Luoyang City, Henan Province
34.4666° Lat, 112.4666° Lon | Map

Code

1003

Time Zone

Asia/Shanghai (CST, +0800)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 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.