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	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The sculptures in the grotto are vivid, lifelike, and aesthetically arranged and represent a major achievement in the art of sculpture during the Tang Dynasty.
		The contents of the grotto are of value in the study of the sculpture, painting, and architecture of the Northern Wei period.
		The principal statue of Buddha and niches in the Guyang Grotto, one of the earliest caves at Longmen.
	www.rmhb.com.cn /chpic/htdocs/rmhb/english/e2001-4/longmenshiku.htm (888 words)

	Longmen Grottoes
		Longmen Grottoes lie 12 kilometers to the south of the Luoyan City, Henan Province.
		Longmen Grottoes are one of the three most famous treasure houses of Chinese grotto art.
		The sculpture art of the Longmen Grottoes integrates the conventionalization and nationalization, totally breaking away from the mysterious senses of the sculpture art in the early stage and the external influences.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_34794.htm (906 words)

	Luoyang,Regent Tour China
		The Longmen Grottoes is the key tourist and scenic spot in Luoyang.
		Located on the slope of the hill on the western bank of the Yi River with a horizontal depth of 38.7 meters and a south-to-north width of 33.5 meters, the Fengxian Temple is the largest one in the Longmen Grottoes.
		The Buddhist statues in Longmen Grottoes are an embodiment of a peculiar and extraordinary style of sculpture of Buddhist.
	www.regenttour.com /chinaplanner/lya/lya-sights-longmeng.htm (434 words)

	China - Longmen Grottoes
		Longmen Shiku ("Dragon Door Grottoes"), are situated in Central China, northeast of Xi'an, the ancient imperial capital.
		These grottoes were created during the 5th-7th centuries, and most of the figures and the grottoes were financed by the nobility of that time.
		At the occasion of the 1500th anniversary of the Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang, the below souvenir sheet and stamps were issued.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-ChinaLongmenGrottoes.htm (633 words)

	Longmen Grottoes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The grottoes, which overwhelmingly depict Buddhist subjects, are densely dotted along the two mountains Xiangshan (to the east) and Longmenshan (to the west).
		Along with Mogao and Yungang, the Longmen Grottoes are one of the three most famous ancient sculptural sites in China.
		The Longmen area is open to the public, and although the grottoes cannot be entered most of the artwork can be seen from the exterior.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Longmen_Grottoes (336 words)

	Chinese Architecture: Longmen Grottos, Luoyang
		The Longmen Grottoes were carved from limestone hills over many centuries, beginning with the reign of the pious Xiaowen emperor (471-499) of the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534) and continuing through the Tang dynasty in 10th century (although some items date from as late as the Qing dynasty).
		The Longmen sculptures reflect the styles of earlier Indian and Yungang grotto art, though the figures often are clad in roomier Han-style gowns and reflect a dignified refinement and elegant grace that was to influence much of China’s later Buddhist sculpture.
		There are numerous (2,345) grotto niches that include 1352 caves and over 2,800 inscriptions on the walls of the caves and cliff faces, many pagodas (40, 43 or 70?) and about 100,000 sculptured figures ranging from the great 57 ft (17.14 meter) Vairocana Buddha belonging the Fengxian Temple to miniscule 1 inch (2 cm) carvings.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /luoyang/LONGMEN.htm (2015 words)

	Longmen Grottoes
		Longmen Grottoes is one of the Three Great Grottoes in China and reflect the heyday of the Tang Dynasty culture (618-907).
		Located 13 km south of Luoyang, Henan Province, the Longmen Grottoes are concentrated on the east and west cliffs of the Yishui River, and stretch for one km.
		The grottoes and niches of Longmen contain the largest and most impressive collection of the plastic arts of China in the late period of the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_artqa/2003-09/24/content_39439.htm (727 words)

	Longmen Grottoes
		The Longmen Grottoes, located near Luoyang, Henan Province, are a treasure house of ancient Buddhist cave art.
		The grottos were hewed and carved during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534), when the rulers relocated their capital at Luoyang near the end of the 5th century.
		The construction of the Longmen Grottoes began in 493 during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen and continued through the successive six dynasties, including Tang and Song, for a span of over 400 years.
	www.china.org.cn /english/kuaixun/75219.htm (349 words)

	Longmen Grottoes
		The Longmen Grottoes are one of the four treasure of grotto art in China, the other three being the Mogao Grottoes in Gansu Province, the Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi Province, and the Dazu Grottoes in the Chongqing Municipality.
		Work on the Longmen Grottoes began in the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) and continued for more than 400 years during the succeeding of cliff face, 2,345 grottoes were hollowed.
		Although the sculptures in the Longmen Grottoes are Buddhist, the talented artists of ancient China cast off the yoke of religion and took their inspiration from everyday life.
	www.chinaembassy.org.in /eng/lxzd/lyzn/t61625.htm (252 words)

	河南・洛阳・龙门石窟・Virtual Tour・World Heritage in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Construction of the grottoes began in the fifth century after the Northern Wei Dynasty （386－534） moved its capital to Luoyang from Tadong in Shanxi Province.
		Longmen has 2,300 grottoes and over 10,000 statues, the best of which were done in Northern Wei and Tang dynasties.
		Another upsurge of cave building started in Longmen Grottoes in the Tang Dynasty, that is, from the 7th to the 8th centuries.
	www.chinavr.net /henan/lmsk_e.htm (728 words)

	Longmen Grottoes presented in Travelling section
		Spanning a length of over 1,000 meters on the hillsides along Yi River, Longmen Grottoes, together with Mogao Caves in Dunhuang (Gansu Province) and Yungang Grottoes (Shanxi Province), are reputed as the three great stone sculpture treasure houses in China.
		Longmen Grottoes were first sculptured and chiseled around 493AD when the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) was moved from Datong to Luoyang.
		When it was first constructed, the entire grotto was covered with a roof, enclosed from the natural elements.
	www.newsfinder.org /site/comments/longmen_grottoes (800 words)

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		Longmen Grottoes, first carved in 493 when the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) was moved from Datong, then known as Pingcheng, Shanxi Province, to Luoyang, are considered with Dunhuang and Yungang grottoes to be a treasure house of ancient stone carving in China.
		The contents of these grottoes are not only concerned with Buddhism but also involved in architecture, music, calligraphy, costumes and medicine.
		Originated from Indian stone carving, carrying on the style of Yungang Grottoes, and intermingled with Han culture and arts, Longmen Grottoes developed its unique style which is characteristic of gentleness, gracefulness, vibrancy and virility.
	home.seechina.com.cn /html/life/picture9.html (752 words)

	Dazu Grottoes-China Travel Advisor - China tour, hotel, travel service guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The sculptures of the Dazu Grottoes are a shining pearl among the ancient stone sculptures of China, and are praised as the Treasure House of Grotto art.
		Absorbing the essence of the sculptures of the Yungang and Longmen Grottoes, the sculptures of the Dazu Grottoes represent a breakthrough in grotto art, with respect to their subjects, artistic forms, plastic arts, and aesthetic conceptions, and established a new style of the art form.
		Inside the grottoes and on the cliff faces, the sculptures portray Buddhist stories and the life of princes, dukes, ministers, officials, gentlemen, and the common people of the Song Dynasty, and are lifelike and magnificent.
	www.chinatraveladvisor.info /dazu.htm (876 words)

	littletian's blog
		The grottoes and niches in the two hills are known at home and abroad for their large numbers, massive scales, variety of subjects, delicate carving and profound meaning.
		With their original imperial style and the style of central China, the grottoes created during the Northern Wei period and the Tang Dynasty reached the pinnacle of the development of stone carving at that time and differed from grottoes created earlier.
		Longmen Grottoes is one of the three great banks of Chinese stone sculptures that is a World Cultural Heritage.
	littletian.blog.com (1878 words)

	Longmen Grottoes
		Criterion (i): The sculptures of The Longmen Grottoes are an outstanding manifestation of human artistic creativity.
		Criterion (ii): The Longmen Grottoes illustrate The perfection of a long-established art form which was to play a highly significant role in The cultural evolution of this region of Asia.
		The grottoes and niches of Longmen contain The largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of The late Nor Thern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316- 907).
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	Chinese Arts - Plastic and Graphic Art é åè—è¡“ - Buddhist Grotto Sculpture ...
		The Longmen caved do not only present the statues of the respective deities, but the names of the patrons or sponsors of the images are inscribed.
		But because the paintings and sculptures in Longmen Caves since long have lost their coloring, they are not as beautiful as the paintings and statues in the Dunhuang or Yungang Caves.
		The core of Longmen Caves is the Fengxian Monastery å¥åå¯º.
	www.chinaknowledge.de /Art/Grottoes/grottoes.html (1513 words)

	Longmen Grottoes: Luoyang Tourist Attractions
		The Longmen Grottoes are located in the south of Luoyang City.
		Longmen Grottoes, Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China.
		The grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and were continuously built during the 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127).
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/henan/luoyang/longmen.htm (711 words)

	LongMenDong
		Spanning a length of over 1,000 meters on the hillsides along the Yi River, the Longmen Grottoes, together with the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang (Gansu Province) and the Yungang Grottoes (Shanxi Province), are reputed as the three greatest stone sculpture treasure houses in China.
		Based on a natural limestone cave, this cave is the most important cave in the series and represents the highest skill of carving, rock painting, and architecture of the Northern Wei.
		The contents of the grotto are of great value in the study of sculpture, painting, and architecture of the Northern Wei period.
	www.homestead.com /litailiang/LongMenDong.html (1205 words)

	The Luoyang food and lodging good precious book and the Longmen Grottoes feeling becomes aware (chart) (the Henan ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		I am the breakfast eat in the hotel, because in Longmen Grottoes and the Yellow River small wave bottom not appropriate dining spot, I noon generally does not eat, but is the afternoon returns in the city eats the really different hotel Luoyang Shui Xi Cai.
		Swims: In Luoyang, Longmen Grottoes certainly must look, the ticket price for each person of 60 Yuan, is the postcard model admission ticket, the ticket office opposite has the mail box, may directly tear down the admission ticket, mails the postcard goes home the collection.
		Tours Longmen Grottoes may tour closes the forest was burying closes the feather severed head the place, Guan Lin is our only tomb, the temple, the forest three ç¥ gathers one ancient times classics construction.
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	Luoyang Travel Guide, Luoyang Guide Discover China Tours
		The Longmen Grottoes is one of the three famous treasure houses of stone sculpture in China.
		The grottoes were first sculptured and chiseled around in the fifth century after the Northern Wei Dynasty (386 - 534) moved its capital to Luoyang.
		Longmen has 2,300 grottoes and over 10,000 statues, the best of which were done in Northern Wei and Tang dynasties.As one of the three great Buddhist treasures, the Buddhist statues in Longmen Grottoes are exquisitely caved and beautifully shaped, all presenting a vivid appearance of a dignified manner and delicate look.
	www.discoverchinatours.com /guide_luoyang.asp (548 words)

	Longmen Grottoes - Famous Chinese Landmarks - Travel to China
		Dragon's Gate Grottoes) or Longmen Caves are located 12km south of modern Luoyang in Henan province, China.
		According to the Longmen Caves Research Institute, there are 2345 caves and niches, 2800 inscriptions, 40 pagodas and over 100,000 Buddhist images at the site.
		Construction of the grottoes themselves began in 493.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Longmen_Grottoes (319 words)

	Longmen - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Longmen Grottoes: a collection of Buddhist cave art in Luoyang, China.
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
		You can find it there under the keyword Longmen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmen)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Longmenandaction=history).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Longmen (152 words)

	Longmen Caves
		Longmen Caves, as one of China's four major Buddhist Caves, is important materials for study of history and arts in ancient China.
		Scattered about the various caves are carved figures of Flying Apsaras, with some of them, light and graceful, riding clouds and mist dexterously, some dancing in the air, holding a plateful of fruits in the hand, some playing music and singing, and others casting flowers and fish about.
		Longmen is not only renowned for the caves, but also endowed with lush mountains and ridges, springs and waterfalls.
	www.chinatravel.com /china-travel-guides/china-attractions/china-world-heritage/longmen-caves.shtml (495 words)

	china radio international
		Ang Longmen Grottoes at ang Magao Grottoes ng Dunhuang ng Lalawigan ng Ganshu pati ang Yungang Grottoes ng Datong ng Lalawigan ng Shanxi ay tinaguriang tatlong pinakamahalagang kabang yaman ng sining ng paglilok sa bato.
		Sinimulan noong huling dako ng ika-5 siglo ang pagtabtab ng Longmen Grottoes habang inililipat sa Luoyang ang kabisera ng Dinastiyang Hilagang Wei at nagtaong pumasok noon sa Tsina ang relohiyong Budismo, kaya puspusang nagtabtab ng mga grotto.
		Ginaya ito sa katangian ng paglikha ng istatuwa ng Yungang Grottoes at at sa masagana at teyalidtikong istilo ng paglikha ng istatuwa ng Dinastiyang Tang.
	ph.chinabroadcast.cn /1/2005/10/24/2@27752.htm (1114 words)

	Chinese Grottoes
		Located l3 km south of Luoyang, Henan Province, the Longmen Grottoes are concentrated on the east and west cliffs of the Yishui River, and stretch for one km.
		The Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, also known as the 0ne-Thousand-Buddha Grottoes, are located on the eastern, rocky side of Singing Sand Mountain, near Dunhuang City, Cansu Province.
		The grottoes in the Mogao Caves are the world's largest and oldest treasure house of Buddhist art.
	www.xabusiness.com /china-resources/chinese-grottoes.htm (830 words)

	Grottoes in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Grottoes are an outdoor art museum of stone carvings and have significant value.
		The Longmen Grottoes near Luoyang (Henan Province), the Mogao Caves near Dunhuang (Gansu Province) and the Yungang Grottoes near Datong(Shanxi Province), are known as the three greatest stone sculpture treasure houses in China.
		Yungang Grottoes are a treasure-trove of cave art that combines traditional Chinese art forms with foreign influence, particularly Greek and Indian.
	hotelguidechina.com /grottoes_caves.php (612 words)

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