The maintenance of the eastern and western sections of the Yungang Grottoes has been completed, and emergency reinforcement ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

People visit the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, April 11, 2018. The Longmen Grottoes has started to greet its boom season for tourism since April. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang ...

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 ...

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 ...

The world-famous Longmen Grottoes are located 12km south of Luoyang. Here two mountains, namely, East Hill (Mt. Xiangshan) and West Hill (Mt. Longmen), confront each other with the Yi River ...

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 ...