Where is Binyang Middle Cave? When was it established? How is the Buddha sculpture in Binyang Middle Cave laid out?
Binyang Middle Cave is the main cave, located in the north of Longmen West Mountain. This is one of two caves built by Yuan Ke, a Xuan Wudi in the Northern Wei Dynasty, for his parents Emperor Xiaowen and Queen Zhao Wen. From the first year of Jingming in the Northern Wei Dynasty (500 years) to the fourth year of Zhengguang (523 years), it lasted for 24 years, and it was the longest, most labor-consuming and most magnificent cave. The statue of Sakyamuni in the center is 8.4 meters high, with a delicate face, a tall and big nose and a smile on his mouth. It was the best stone carving art in China during the Northern Wei Dynasty. Two disciples and two bodhisattvas stood on both sides of the main Buddha. Carve a Buddha and two Bodhisattvas on both sides of the wall. There are ten musicians flying around the lotus canopy carved on the ceiling of the cave.