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 ...

The decorative patterns of cave lintels in Longmen Grottoes belong to an important category of decorations in the treasure house of ancient Buddhist cave art. A cave, or grotto in Longmen ...

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 ...

In Zhejiang Province, the archaeological ruins of Liangzhu, now also a UNESCO World Heritage site, were once surrounded by ...

A tourist takes photos at the Longmen Grottoes scenic area during a night tour in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, April 28, 2020. The Longmen Grottoes scenic area has introduced night tour ...

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2019 shows the snow scenery at Longmen Grottoes scenic area in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. Photo:Xinhua Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2019 shows the snow-covered ...

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 ...