The Longmen Grottoes
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Title
The Longmen Grottoes
Subject
Immovable Culture Heritage
Description
The Longmen Grottoes, located in Luoyang, Henan Province, China, are one of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art. The site comprises the Xishan Grottoes, Dongshan Grottoes, Baiyuan Garden, and Xiangshan Temple. Carved into limestone cliffs along the Yi River, the site features over 2,300 caves and niches filled with thousands of Buddha statues, inscriptions, and steles dating back to the Northern Wei and Tang dynasties. Recognized by UNESCO as the pinnacle of Chinese stone carving art, the grottoes reflect artistic, spiritual, and cultural achievements spanning centuries. Today, they face growing threats from climate change and environmental erosion. They are closely aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 13: Climate Action, and SDG 11.4: Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage), calling for proactive measures to protect our shared cultural treasures in the face of climate change.
Source
is51102025
Date
493AD
Contributor
wj31@st-andrews.ac.uk
Type
Site
Identifier
1469
Date Submitted
21/04/2025
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,34.5650° N,112.4540° E;
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
The Longmen Grottoes
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
cave
Prim Media
3925
Status
public
Condition
1
Contact
wj31@st-andrews.ac.uk
Collection
Citation
“The Longmen Grottoes,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3930.
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