Unesco description
The grottoes and niches of Longmen contain the largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907). These works, entirely devoted to the Buddhist religion, represent the high point of Chinese stone carving.

Received through a private swap on 01.05.2011
Tao statue in Cave No. 10
YaoYao writes: ¨The Longmen Grottoes looked richly colorful and very important to our history. These statues are carved out of stone.”

Received through a private swap on 15.08.2010
Roof of Cave 407, Sui Dynasty (581-618):
Longmen Grottoes (Dragon Gate Grottoes) are one of the best examples of Chinese Buddhist art. The caves house tens of thousands of statues of Buddha and his disciples. The images, often once painted, were carved in into caves excavated from the limestone cliffs if the Xiangshan and Longmenshan mountains.
The caves were excavated and carved over the period from 493 AD to 1127 AD.