Site Represents a site. End Date N/A Prim Media 3219 Stewardship National Cultural Heritage Administration (China) Contact wc54@st-andrews.ac.uk Status public Institutional nature Museum, Ecomuseum, Extended Museum, Territorial Museum, Cultural Center, Memory House, e-Museum, etc Archaeological Place The town or city Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi, China Condition 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yungang Grottoes Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. People's Republic of China Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived is51102025 Language A language of the resource Chinese Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource wc54@st-andrews.ac.uk Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1298 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,40.110689,113.134161; Description An account of the resource 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. Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 24/03/2025 Extent The size or duration of the resource. cm x cm x cm Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 460 AD Subject The topic of the resource Immovable Culture Heritage Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. http://www.yungang.org Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Yungang Grottoes Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT buddhist China datong grotto stone carving