How many caves are there in the Tianlongshan Grottoes in Shanxi What are the characteristics of the stone carvings in the caves?

Tianlongshan Grottoes has 27 caves of stone kilns excavated in the Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui and Tang dynasties. East Peak 8 grottoes, West Peak 23 grottoes, 3 grottoes in the north of the mountain, 3 grottoes southwest of the temple, the grottoes are connected to the mountain path between the grottoes. There are more than 1500 grottoes statues, reliefs, algal wells, paintings 1144. The grottoes were excavated in different years, the most in the Tang Dynasty.

The grottoes, the Eastern Wei stone carvings in moderate proportions, the image of realistic, realistic, rich flavor of life; Tang Dynasty stone carvings in a vivid body, beautiful posture, the knife method of washing the clothes smooth, with a rich texture.

"Wanshan Pavilion" in the Maitreya Buddha sitting about 8 meters high, proportional and harmonious, dignified appearance; the lower Guanyin statue, about 11 meters high, full-bodied, celluloid rich, gauze through the body, and Puxian statue, with a smile on his face, happy and contented, is a fine product of stone carving.

The Tianlongshan Grottoes with its skillful modeling, proportionality of the appropriate, soft lines, carving fine with the Yungang Grottoes for the study of Buddhism, fine arts, sculpture, architecture, provides a wealth of physical information, with the ancient sculpture of China's model of the art of sculpture, sculpture and art in the world occupies an extremely important position in the history of the art of sculpture.