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UNESCO-Welterbestätten weltweit

Longmen Grottoes

Kategorie
Cultural
Land
China
Einschreibungsjahr
2000
Kriterien
(i)(ii)(iii)
UNESCO-ID
1003

Beschreibung

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.