Longmen Grottoes, located in Luoyang City, Henan Province, is the largest treasure house of stone carving art in the world, with the largest number of statues. It was rated as "the highest peak of stone carving art in China" by UNESCO, ranking first among the caves in China. Now it is a world cultural heritage, a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.
Longmen was dug by Dayu when he was controlling water, and the legend of fish jumping over Longmen also happened here. It is the longest grotto in the world. There are 2345 existing caves and niches, and more than 1 1000 statues. A lot of paintings were used in the construction, but most of them have faded.
Longmen Grottoes are located in the southern suburbs of Luoyang, the ancient capital. The two mountains are opposite, the water flows in Iraq, and the Foguang Mountain is beautiful. It is a spectacular spectacle of "two towering mountain gates and a beautiful water show".
The value of Longmen Grottoes:
Longmen Grottoes make the grotto art present a trend of China, which is a "milestone" of the grotto art in China. It not only has an important influence on the excavation of other grottoes in China (such as the Temple of Heaven), but also affects countries as far away as North Korea, South Korea and Japan in East Asia, such as Todo Temple in Nara, Japan and Stone Temple in South Korea.
Longmen Grottoes retain a large number of physical materials in the fields of art, architecture, calligraphy, music, clothing and so on, reflecting the development and changes in many fields from different aspects, and making great contributions to the innovation and development of China Grottoes.