What are the four famous caves in China? Introduction to the ranking of four famous caves in China

Longmen Grottoes, located on Longmen Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain in Luolong, Luoyang, Henan Province, are the treasures of stone carving art in China. They were founded in the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty and were excavated in the Eastern Wei, Western Wei and Northern Qi Dynasties. There are now 2345 grottoes with more than 2800 inscriptions, which are models of ancient culture and art. Mogao Grottoes, Maijishan Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes are also called the four major grottoes in China, which have made great contributions to the innovation and development of China Grottoes.

2. Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes

The Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang City, Gansu Province, also known as the Thousand Buddha Cave, was founded in 366 BC, and after many dynasties' excavation, a large cave group was formed. There are 492 caves, 45,000 square meters of murals and more than 2,400 colorful sculptures, and five ancient buildings in Tang and Song Dynasties. It is a beautiful art hall composed of architectural paintings and sculptures. It is called the Pearl of Oriental Art and was listed as a world cultural heritage on 1987.

3. Yungang grottoes

Yungang Grottoes was founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty in 453 AD, located in Datong City, Shanxi Province. There are 45 stone carvings and more than 565,438+0,000 corpses preserved here, which is the largest cave group among the four famous caves in China. It is the art treasure house of China Grottoes, reflecting that the oriental art culture of China is the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient working people.

4. Maijishan Grottoes

Maijishan Grottoes is a national tourist attraction located in Maiji District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province, which was built between 384-4 17. Now, there are 22 1 caves, 10632 clay sculptures and very long murals. It is famous for its exquisite clay sculpture art at home and abroad. Nature has preserved a large number of physical materials such as religious art buildings, which reflects the evolution of ancient clay sculpture art in China and provides very important information for Buddhist culture.