Do you know the Dazu stone carvings of Maijishan Grottoes and Longyou Grottoes among the eight largest grottoes in the world?

Longyou Grottoes are located in underground grottoes in Longyou area of Zhejiang Province.

Longyou Grottoes, also known as Xiaonanhai Stone Chambers, are located in Longyou County, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, distributed along the north bank of Qujiang River, and dug in the red sandstone mountains, with more than 50 existing stone chambers. The purpose of the stone chamber is uncertain, but it may be an ancient stone mine site. In March, 2005, KLOC-0/6 was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Zhejiang Province, and in May, 20 13, it was listed as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Dazu rock carvings

Dazu Stone Carving is located in Dazu District, Chongqing.

Dazu Stone Carving is located in Dazu District, Chongqing, southwest of China. It is a cliff stone carving in the late Tang Dynasty and early Song Dynasty, with Buddhist themes as the main theme, among which the cliff statues in Baoding Mountain and Beishan Mountain are the most famous. Dazu stone carving is a famous ancient stone carving art in China, and 1999 is listed as a world cultural heritage.

Dazu stone carving was first excavated in the first year of Yonghui in the early Tang Dynasty (AD 650) (Jianshanzi Cliff Statue). It went through the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties (AD 907-959) and flourished in the Song Dynasty (AD 960- 1278) and the Ming and Qing Dynasties (AD 14- 19).

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