Description:The cave temple of Longmen is situated in the southern part of the city of Luoyang in Henan Province, along the banks of the River Yi, where it flows between high cliffs on either side -- a spot called Longmen, or dragon gate. The carvings in the Buddhist caves of Longmen were begun in A.D. 493 when the Emperor Xaio Wen Di moved his capital to Luoyang. The work continued until at least the beginning of the Song Dynasty. There are 2,345 caves at Longmen, with 750 niches, 40 small carved pagodas, over 97,000 statues and more than 3,500 inscriptions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Longmen Grotto. To get started finding Longmen Grotto, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: The cave temple of Longmen is situated in the southern part of the city of Luoyang in Henan Province, along the banks of the River Yi, where it flows between high cliffs on either side -- a spot called Longmen, or dragon gate. The carvings in the Buddhist caves of Longmen were begun in A.D. 493 when the Emperor Xaio Wen Di moved his capital to Luoyang. The work continued until at least the beginning of the Song Dynasty. There are 2,345 caves at Longmen, with 750 niches, 40 small carved pagodas, over 97,000 statues and more than 3,500 inscriptions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Longmen Grotto. To get started finding Longmen Grotto, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.