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| Location: | Datong City, Shaanxi Province. (40°6' N, 113°7' E) |
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| Classification: | buddhist cave temples |
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| Dimension: | 252 caves and 51,000 statues |
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| Address: | Yungang Grottoes, Tel: +86-, Fax: +86-, |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/10/09 18:24:51 $ |
| 5th and 6th century | built. | |
| 2001 | inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List. |
Yungang Grottoes are Buddhist cave temples from the 5th and 6th centuries. Most famous are the Five Caves created by Tan Yao, called a classical masterpiece of Chinese Buddhist art. All five caves have a strict unity of layout and design.
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