Longmen Grottoes is to open its Kanjing Temple to the public on March 10 when visitors will have the chance to enjoy the 29 stone statues of arhats, worthy monks who have advanced very far in their ...

Longmen Grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and they were continuously built for 400 years until the ...

The world-famous Longmen Grottoes are located 12km south of Luoyang. Here two mountains, namely, East Hill (Mt. Xiangshan) and West Hill (Mt. Longmen), confront each other with the Yi River traversing ...

The statues in Longmen Grottoes have got a great diversity of Buddhist figures and images, in all shapes and sizes. There is the 17.14 meters high Losana Buddha as well as small statues of few ...

After dynasties of carving and centuries of worship and protection, the Longmen Grottoes in central China's Henan Province has gained its unique reputation as a Buddhist site of the only empress in ...

Archaeologists have made a stunning discovery of more than 80 stone carvings and building units, dating back about 1,300 years, at the Leigutai caves of the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan province ...

BEIJING, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily: On May 19, Chinese President Xi Jinping toured the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, central China's Henan province, to learn about local ...

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2019 shows the snow scenery at Longmen Grottoes scenic area in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. Photo:Xinhua Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2019 shows the snow-covered statues ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This fragment came from the Longmen ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This massive, early sixth-century ...