Longmen Grottoes

Longmen Grottoes
Longmen Grottoes
China
Date inscribed: 2000| Inscribed criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)
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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 Buddhist religion, represent the high point of Chinese stone carving.

Source: NFUAJ