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 ...

Longmen Grottoes - the treasure house of ancient Buddhist cave art is on the most popular search item, again. Only this time, the star is a cute lion statue of the grottoes. Left: A visitor takes ...

A lotus flower sprang up under his feet after every step he walked. Lotus flowers [Photo / Longmen Grottoes on WeChat] Longmen Grottoes, the sacred land for Buddhism culture is also a world of ...

Located in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, the Dazu Rock Carvings have held UNESCO World Heritage status since 1999 ...

Longmen Grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and they were continuously built for 400 years until the ...

The Binyang North Grotto in the Longmen Grottoes, located in Luoyang, an ancient dynastic capital in central China's Henan Province, has become especially popular among young people due to its iconic ...

The boat was touring the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan province, China. Authorities quickly activated an emergency response plan, dispatching two diesel-powered speedboats to tow the larger ...

This week, a group of leading U.S. professionals from institutions such as the Cleveland Museum of Art stepped into the heart of Chinese art history, the Longmen Grottoes. With over 2,300 caves and ...

BEIJING, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily: On May 19, Chinese President Xi Jinping toured the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, central China's Henan province, to learn about ...

Longmen Grottoes are located at the south of Luoyang City, Henan Province. Longmen used to be called Yi Que (Gate of Yi River). When Luoyang became the capital of Sui Dynasty, Yi Que was renamed ...