世界有八大石窟藝術寶庫，其中5個就在中國。
石窟文化--中國五大石窟
There are eight treasure houses of grotto art in the world, five of which are in China. Grottoes in China are widely distributed, but the most classic and famous ones are basically distributed in the north. Today, here are the 5 famous grottoes.
甘肅敦煌莫高窟，西千佛洞 河南龍門石窟 山西雲岡石窟, 山西天龍山石窟 甘肅麥積山石窟
甘肅敦煌莫高窟
敦煌莫高窟作為世界瑰寶，每一處都令人嘆為觀止
The Dunhuang Grottoes are a splendid art treasure house of ancient Chinese civilization, and also an important witness of the dialogue and exchanges between different civilizations that took place on the ancient Silk Road. Buddhist expert Ji Xianlin 季羨林once said that the four major civilizations of China, India, Greece and Islam converged in Dunhuang. As early as the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dunhuang was already an important trading center. The constant business trips brought not only rare and foreign objects, but also splendid Buddhist civilization, leaving behind Buddhist art such as Mogao Grottoes and Yulin Grottoes on this ancient land. gem.
Dunhuang is located at the western end of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, with Qilian in the south, the belt in the west, the snow-capped mountains as the city, Qinghai as the pool, Mingsha as the ring, Danghe as the belt, Yangguan in front and Yumen in the back雪山為城，青海為池，鳴沙為環，黨河為帶,前陽關而後玉門 Yixi and Mobei in control. The throat of the ancient Silk Road. Liu Zhao of the Southern Dynasties once quoted the "Ji Jiu Ji" 《耆舊記》to describe Dunhuang: "The water has the god of hanging springs, the mountains have the difference of the sound of the sand, the river has no snakes and tigers, the lake has no tigers, and Huarong 華戎has handed over it.
河南龍門石窟
Bai Juyi's poem describes "Luoyang is like a suburban landscape, the first of the Longmen Grottoes", 白居易詩中描寫“洛陽似郊山水之勝，龍門石窟首焉”which shows the charm of the Longmen Grottoes. The Longmen Grottoes were excavated during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and then went through the Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song and other dynasties, which lasted for more than 400 years.
山西雲岡石窟
Yungang Grottoes (World Cultural Heritage, National 5A Tourist Scenic Spot)
Yungang Grottoes are located at the southern foot of Wuzhou (Zhou) Mountain, about 16 kilometers west of Datong City, Shanxi Province, and on the north bank of Wuzhou River武州川. There are 45 main caves, 252 large and small cave niches, and more than 51,000 stone statues. It is one of the largest ancient cave groups in China.
The Yungang Grottoes were announced by the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 1961. On December 14, 2001, they were included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO, and on May 8, 2007, they were rated as the first batch of national 5A by the National Tourism Administration. level tourist attraction.
山西雲岡石窟
山西天龍山石窟
Tianlongshan Grottoes, located at the foot of Tianlong Mountain on the west side of Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, is a national key cultural relics protection unit .
The Tianlongshan Grottoes were excavated from the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Eastern Wei Dynasty. It is the representative of Northern Qi Buddhist culture. Starting from the Buddha Rock Cave Temple of Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the Tianlong Cave Temple of Emperor Xiaozhao, successive dynasties built cave temples here. There are 21 caves here, known as Manshan Pavilion and Jiulian Cave . There are Buddhist architectural styles in the Northern Qi, Sui and Tang Dynasties, reflecting the changes of Buddhist art in the replacement of the above dynasties.
蒙山大佛
山西雲岡石窟
