Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang

洛阳龙门石窟

• 分类: 旅游
• ID: 1872205465671987200

Home CategoryTourismLongmen Grottoes, LuoyangPlay2.5 minsLocated 13 kilometers south of Luoyang, Henan province, the Longmen Grottoes are concentrated on the east and west cliffs of the Yishui River, and stretch for 1 km.ShareStretching for 1 kilometer along the east and west cliffs of the Yishui River, the Longmen Grottoes are situated 13 kilometers south of Luoyang in Henan province. Work started on the grottoes around the year 493, during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534), and continued for the next 400 years.

Longmen Grottoes is one of the four famous treasure troves of Chinese grotto art, with the other three being the Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi, Dunhuang Mogao Caves and Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Gansu province. Longmen Grottoes consists of more than 2,300 grottoes with 110,000 Buddhist figures and images, more than 80 dagobas and 2,800 inscribed tablets, all created between the Northern Wei and Song (960-1279) dynasties. Longmen Grottoes represent the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art.

Large numbers of memorial texts and inscribed stone tablets at the Longmen Grottoes, like the Twenty Gems of Longmen Calligraphy and Zhu Suiliang's stone tablets, are considered rare treasures of Chinese calligraphy.

Scenic Spot Level: AAAAA

Ideal Sightseeing Season: April to early November

Opening Hours: 8:00 -- 18:00 (Feb 1 to March 31, Oct 8 to Jan 31) 8:00 -- 18:30 (April 1 to Oct 7)

Ticket Price: 90 yuan ($13.05)

Free Tickets:

① Six-year-old children or younger and children below 1.2 meters in height;

② Active servicemen, disabled revolutionary servicemen, disabled persons, retired army officers, retirees, journalists with press cards, and those aged 70 or above with a valid certificate.

Half Price :

① Minors between the ages of 6 and 18;

② The elderly between the ages of 60 and 70;

③ Full-time university bachelor or junior degrees with a registered student ID card.

Address: Longmen town, Longmen district, Luoyang, Henan province

Website: http://www.lmsk.cn/index.asp (Chinese)

Note:

1. English tour guide services are available in the scenic area. More details are available on the official website.

2. The scenic area stops distributing tickets at 17:30.

3. The annual Luoyang Peony Culture Festival is held every year from mid-April to mid-May. Article reference1. Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang. chinaservicesinfo.com. 2018Photo Gallery（4 pictures）CategoriesTourismTagWorld HeritageCity TourismCultural LandscapeGames & QuizzesGrotto Greats: How well do you know China's cave art?Catalogue- - - []

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