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Yungang Grottoes
Buddhist temple grottoes in Shanxi, China
About Yungang Grottoes
The Yungang Grottoes, formerly the Wuzhoushan Grottoes, are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, then called Pingcheng, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China, along with Longmen and Mogao. The site is located about 16 km west of the city of Datong, in the valley of the Shi Li river at the base of the Wuzhou Shan mountains. The grottoes were excavated in the south face of a sandstone cliff about 2,600 feet long and 30 to 60 feet high.
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Yungang Grottoes is in China. The nearest city is Datong, about 14 km away.
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