Yungang Grottoes
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North China (华北) » Shanxi (山西) » Datong (大同) » Yungang Shiku (云冈石窟)Yungang Shiku (云冈石窟) | |
| Address: | Wuzhou foothill, which is 19 kilometers to the west of Datong, in Shangxi Province., Datong, Shanxi |
| Phone: | 0352-3026230 |
| Web site: | http://www.yungang.org/ |
| Price Range: | ¥60 per person ~ ¥60 per person |
| Hours: | 8:30-18:00 |
| Level: | AAAAA |
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The Yungang Grottoes, in Datong city, Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. The Five Caves (Caves 16-20) created by monk Tan Yao [昙曜], with their strict unity of layout and design, constitute a classical masterpiece of the first peak of Chinese Buddhist art.
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- Cave No. 11 (十一号洞)
- Cave No. 12 (十二号洞)
- Cave No. 13 (十三号洞)
- Cave No. 14 and 15 (十四,十五号洞)
- Cave No. 16 (十六号洞)
- Cave No. 17 (十七号洞)
- Cave No. 18 (十八号洞)
- Cave No. 19 (十九号洞)
- Cave No. 20 (二十号洞)
- Cave No. 5 (五号洞)
- Cave No. 6 (六号洞)
- Cave No. 7 (七号洞)
- Cave No. 8 (八号洞)
- Cave No. 3 (三号洞)
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- Hall of the Three Holy Ones (三圣殿) (distance 3)
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