On which banks are Longmen Grottoes located?
Longmen Grottoes is one of the treasures of stone carving art in China. It is located in Longmen Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain on both sides of the Yi River in the southern suburbs of Luoyang. Because it is located in the south of Beijing, ancient emperors planned to regard it as the "real dragon emperor", so it was also called "Longmen".
Longmen has been a dangerous pass since ancient times, and traffic is important. Because of its beautiful mountains and rivers, quiet environment and pleasant climate, it is known as a tourist destination for literati, and because of its excellent stone quality, it is suitable for carving, so the ancients chose to build grottoes here.
Longmen Grottoes are the only royal grottoes in the world, and most of them were built by royal nobles. There are mainly Lushenafo carved by Wu Zetian according to his own appearance, Guyang Cave carved by Emperor Xiaowen for Feng Taihou, Binyang South Cave carved by Samurai Sun Yu Wanfo Cave, Binyang South Cave carved by Lee Tae for his eldest grandson, Jingshan Temple carved by Wei Guifei, and Infinite Life Buddha carved by Gao Lishi for Tang Xuanzong, etc.
tourist track
1, general route
Xishan Grottoes-Dongshan Grottoes-Xiangshan Temple-Baiyuan Xishan Grottoes: North Gate-Yuwangchi-Qianxi Temple-Binyang Cave-Moya Cave-Wanfo Cave-Lianhua Cave-Fengxian Temple-Guyang Cave-Fangzi
2. Dongshan grottoes
South Gate-Three Caves in Leigutai-Heritage Gallery-Avalokitesvara statue niche with thousands of hands and eyes-Western pure land niche-Kanjing Temple-Erlianhua Cave-Siyan Cave-North Gate.
3. Xiangshan Temple
South Youdao-Lotus Pond-Bell Tower, Drum Tower-Tianwang Hall-Luohantang-Shilou-Jiulaotang-Observation Deck-Daxiong Hall-Qianlong Imperial Monument Pavilion-Sung River Villa-Bell (Bell, Drum Tower Observation Deck)
4. White Garden
South Gate Entrance-South Poetry Gallery-Pipa Peak-North Poetry Gallery-Taoist Bookstore-Paradise-Gu Qing-Main Gate.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Longmen Grottoes