Yungang Grottoes
Dublin Core
Title
Yungang Grottoes
Subject
Immovable Culture Heritage
Description
Yungang Grottoes is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located near Datong, Shanxi Province, China. The site contains 252 caves and over 51,000 stone Buddhist statues, created during the Northern Wei dynasty starting from around 460 AD. These grottoes reflect the spread of Buddhism into China and the fusion of traditional Chinese and foreign artistic styles. They are significant examples of early Buddhist cave art and show advanced stone carving techniques of the time.
The official website of the Yungang Grottoes offers a 720-degree virtual panoramic tour of important caves with audio and text explanations. Visitors can also view high-resolution images of the carvings online. These digital tools help people explore and understand the site remotely. This heritage site contributes to SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) by protecting and promoting cultural heritage. It also supports SDG 13 (Climate Action) by reducing the environmental impact of tourism through virtual access.
Source
is51102025
Date
ca. 460 AD
Contributor
wc54@st-andrews.ac.uk
Language
Chinese
Type
Site
Identifier
1298
Date Submitted
24/03/2025
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,40.110689,113.134161;
Provenance
People's Republic of China
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Yungang Grottoes
Object
http://www.yungang.org
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
Archaeological
Place
Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi, China
Prim Media
3219
End Date
N/A
Status
public
Stewardship
National Cultural Heritage Administration (China)
Condition
1
Contact
wc54@st-andrews.ac.uk
Citation
“Yungang Grottoes,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3225.
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