Yungang Grottoes World Heritage Site

Official name

Yungang Grottoes | UNESCO

Country

China | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Datong City, Shanxi Province
40.1097° Lat, 113.1222° Lon | Map

Code

1039

Time Zone

Asia/Shanghai (CST, +0800)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2001. The Yungang Grottoes, in Datong city, Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. The Five Caves created by Tan Yao, with their strict unity of layout and design, constitute a classical masterpiece of the first peak of Chinese Buddhist art.