Yan Ling Temple. Grottes de Yungang. Datong. Shanxi. Chine

• Contributeur: Felix Stensson / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: DARA32
• Taille du fichier: 51,3 MB (2,2 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 5300 x 3380 px | 44,9 x 28,6 cm | 17,7 x 11,3 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 22 mai 2013
• Lieu: Ling Yan Temple. Yungang Grottoes. Datong. Shanxi. China

Informations supplémentaires

The Yungang Grottoes (Wuzhoushan Grottoes in ancient time) are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes near the city of Datong in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao. The site is located about 16 km south-west of the city of Datong, in the valley of the Shi Li river at the base of the Wuzhou Shan mountains. They are an outstanding example of the Chinese stone carvings from the 5th and 6th centuries. All together the site is composed of 252 grottoes with more than 51, 000 Buddha statues and statuettes.

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