I don't have the heart to break our desire to agree, but the regret that has been growing in my heart for a long time has finally surfaced in this water and sky. Without the song of jade, the cheerful voice of compassion, the fresh and simple lotus leaf, and the fishy and turbid Yishui River, all kinds of people, such as the rolling waves, can't hide their surprise and joy at the dull and expressionless stump. The vicissitudes of culture, who gave it such great charm. A song of praise, an ode, why interest expresses an exotic atmosphere. The prosperity of Hanwu in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang and Han Dynasties has passed away, leaving behind this bleak nonsense-a glorious messenger who claims to inherit culture. Mr. Bai, who has been sleeping for more than 1000 years, what will it feel like in the grave?
"Two towering mountain gates, * * * a water show"
According to legend, in ancient times, this vast lake in the south of Luoyang was surrounded by green mountains and green grass. People graze in the mountains, fish in the lakes and live a quiet life. There is a hardworking child in the village who goes to the mountains to herd sheep every day. He often hears the strange sound of "I can't open it" coming from underground. When he got home, he told his mother about it. Mom thought about it and told him that if she heard it again, she would answer, "Open!" " "Who knows, the sky were to fall, Longmenshan split from the middle, and the surging lake water gushed from the gap, roaring around Luoyang City and flowing to the East China Sea. After the water flows, countless clear springs gush out from the cliff stones, which are stored as fragrant pools and shed into waterfalls. There are countless honeycomb caves on the cliffs of the two mountains. There are stone statues everywhere in the grottoes, some with thin eyes and some with unclear outlines, which are very spectacular. Since then, Longmen Grottoes have become famous all over the world. If so, I believe that the lush wheat fields and leisurely anglers by the river are not intentional.
Tianmen is broken, and Higashi Shimizu flows to this back. It is not the ferocious appearance of the Three Gorges, but the vulgar state of hand carving. I want to ironically call him "Brother Dragon Cave". Congratulations on your considerable income in recent years, but it's a pity that you are in poor health. See if there are any advertisements suitable for Brother Dong on the screen. I really don't have a better plan. Brother Dong, just try one or two of them! What's wrong with hiding tears? When you were a baby, your parents were disobedient, and Yi He died in a blink of an eye. Alas, let it go!
Wild geese fly by, heartbreaking, special ability. Damn, alas. The strong winds raging in Iraq and the roaring sound of the world. It defiles the green mountains and green waters that once nourished a person. In a trance, a shepherd boy babbled. Looking back, I was not only surprised, but also boasted that it was really difficult to have white neck and green eyes. .. Sarah smiled.
Nine times out of ten, life is not satisfactory. I don't want smooth sailing, I just want to be at ease. There are too many things that go against one's will wandering in the whirlpool by this stream. The way back is only a stone's throw from the telescope, but it is on the other side of the Yi River.
2. As of 20 14, there are 2345 caves and more than 80 pagodas in Dongxishan.
Longmen Grottoes is the place with the largest number of ancient steles in China, which is called the ancient forest of steles. * * There are more than 2,860 stone inscriptions, among which the long-standing Twenty Pieces of Longmen and the One Que Buddhist Shrine Monument by Chu are the models of Wei Bei Harmony respectively, which can be called the fine works of China calligraphy art. There are more than 1 1000 existing Buddha statues in Longmen Mountain. The largest Buddha statue is 17. 14 meters high, and the smallest Buddha statue with a head height of 4 meters is in Lianhua Cave, and each statue is only 2 cm long, which is called micro-sculpture.
Longmen Grottoes are also the art history and treasures of calligraphy. The famous calligraphy masterpiece "Longmen Twenty" is the best calligraphy selected by later northern extension connoisseurs from many stone inscriptions in Longmen Grottoes.
These inscriptions not only record the motive and purpose of the statue of the wishing man, but also provide a basis for the archaeological staging of the grottoes. Kang Youwei, a scholar in Qing Dynasty, strongly advocated writing with Wei Bei in the whole society, praising Wei Bei's ten beauties, such as jumping brushwork, natural structure and rich flesh and blood.
Today, Wei Bei is widely used as a slogan and decorative text. It can be seen that twenty products occupy a decisive position in calligraphy.
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Longmen Grottoes, the main scenic spot, was excavated for the first time before and after Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved to Luoyang (AD 493). Later, after more than 400 years of large-scale construction in the Eastern and Western Wei, Northern Qi, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties. Densely distributed on the cliffs of the east and west mountains of Yishui, the length from north to south is 1km, and there are more than 97,000 Buddha statues. The largest Buddha statue is as high as 17. 14 m, and the smallest is only 2 cm.
There are more than 50 large and medium-sized caves in the Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties on the Xishan Cliff at the night view of Longmen. Guyang Cave, Binyang Middle Cave, Lianhua Cave, Huangfugong Cave, Weizi Cave, Putai Cave, Huoshao Cave, Cixiang Kiln, Ludong Cave, etc. It is a representative cave in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The representative grottoes in the Tang Dynasty are Qianxi Temple, Binyang South Cave, Binyang North Cave (the above two caves were decorated in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Buddha statues were completed in the Sui and early Tang Dynasties), Jingshan Temple, Cliff Three Buddha Temple, Wanfo Cave, Huijian Cave, Fengxian Temple, Pure Land Temple, Longge Temple and Jinan Cave.
Dongshan has many caves and sacred sites in the Tang Dynasty, including 20 large and medium-sized caves, such as Erlianhua Cave, Kanjing Temple Cave, Dawanwu Buddha Cave (also known as Leigutai Cave) and Wangdong Cave in Gaoping County. Panorama of Longmen Grottoes Fengxian Temple Fengxian Temple is the largest and most exquisite cliff statue group in Longmen Grottoes. Because it belonged to Fengxian Temple, the royal temple at that time, it was commonly known as Fengxian Temple.
This cave was built in early Tang Gaozong. Empress Wu Zetian sponsored 20,000 yuan of powder in the third year (AD 672), which was completed in the second year of last year (AD 675), and each piece was more than 30 meters long. The Buddha statue in the cave clearly embodies the artistic characteristics of the Buddha statue in the Tang Dynasty, with a plump face, drooping ears, perfect, peaceful, warm and kind shape, which is extremely touching. The inscription on the north side of Lotus, the main Buddha, is called "the statue niche of Dalushena". There are nine Buddha statues here, and the main Buddha in the middle is Rushena Buddha, which is the Buddha of Sakyamuni. According to the Buddhist scriptures, Lushe means that light shines on the whole body.
This Buddha statue is 17. 14 meters high, with a head of 4 meters high and an ear length of10.9 meters. The Buddha's face is plump and round, with wavy hair lines on the top of his head, crescent eyebrows and beautiful eyes, staring slightly below. Straight nose, small mouth, peaceful smile.
The ears are long and slightly drooping, and the chin is round and slightly protruding forward. Harmonious, serene and comfortable, dressed in shoulder-length cassock, the garment line is simple and unpretentious, and the concentric circles of the garment line set off the head image exceptionally bright and holy.
The whole Buddha statue, like a wise and kind middle-aged woman, makes people respect and fear. Some people say that when shaping this Buddha statue, noble sentiment, rich feelings, open mind and elegant appearance are perfectly combined, so she has great artistic charm.
Ye Jia, an old disciple, Ananda, a docile and intelligent little disciple, a reserved and graceful and luxurious bodhisattva, a mighty and heroic king and an aggressive Luxor, together with the main Buddha Lushena, form a group of artistic group images with rich modal texture. [6] There are many rectangular niches behind the nine-legged statue of Fengxian Temple. This was during the Song and Jin Dynasties. In order to protect the niches, people built wooden eaves buildings according to the niches. These buildings affected the ventilation of the Buddha and accelerated the weathering of the Buddha, so they were later demolished.
With its grand scale and exquisite carving, the large-scale art group carving in Fengxian Temple stands at the peak of stone carving art in China, becoming a model of stone carving art in China and a symbol of this great era in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Sogou encyclopedia-Longmen grottoes
3. The paragraph describing Longmen Grottoes Luoyang Longmen Grottoes is one of the three largest grottoes in the world cultural heritage.
Located about13km south of Luoyang City, Henan Province, it is a place with beautiful scenery. There are two green hills, Xiangshan Mountain and Longmen Mountain, which stand opposite each other. Yishui slowly flows northward, looking from a distance, like a natural gate, so it was called "Yi Que" in ancient times. Because it is opposite to the palace gate, people are used to calling it Longmen.
The poet of the Tang Dynasty once said: The suburb of Luoyang is the best of mountains and rivers and the first of Longmen. Longmen Grottoes is on this tall Longmen Mountain.
Longmen Grottoes were excavated by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. After more than 400 years of Eastern and Western Wei, Northern Qi, Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties, they continued to be built on a large scale. Densely distributed on the east and west mountain cliffs of Yishui, the length from north to south is 1km. There are 2,345 caves, more than 2,680 inscriptions, more than 70 pagodas and more than 65,438+10,000 statues in the east and west mountains of Yishui.
The first cave after Xishan went up the mountain was called Guyang Cave. Guyang Cave is a natural limestone cave, which was built in 493 AD and has a history of 15 15 years. It is the cave with the earliest excavation, the richest Buddhist content and the highest calligraphy art in Longmen Grottoes.
There is no lotus algae well at the top of the cave, and the ground is horseshoe-shaped. There are more than100000 niches in Guyang Cave, accounting for 60% of all Buddha statues.
In appearance and design, it is colorful and varied, some are pointed arches like lotus petals, some are house-like buildings, some are curtains and tassels, and Buddhist stories are carved on the niches. Guyangdong is also the most concentrated place where the royal nobles in the Northern Wei Dynasty made wishes and statues. Those dignitaries also have some exquisite calligraphy art, among which * * * has 20 pieces, Guyang Cave accounts for 19 pieces, and the other piece is in Cixiang Kiln.
The handwriting is generous, correct and powerful. After watching Guyang Cave, we came to Fangzi Cave, which was named after many prescriptions of the Tang Dynasty engraved on the door.
Carved in the late Northern Wei Dynasty, after the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty, there were still carvings in the early Tang Dynasty. There are five Buddha statues in the cave, with stiff and curved bodies, short and thick necks and strong bodies. The straps on both sides of the Buddha's crown are very long and hang down to the upper part of the arm.
There are 150 prescriptions engraved on both sides of the cave gate. The drugs used are mostly plants, animals and minerals. Fangzidong prescription is the earliest stone prescription in China, which plays an important role in medical research in China.
Lotus Cave, built in Xiaochang period of Northern Wei Dynasty, was named after a huge lotus carved on the top of the cave. The main wall is the statue of Sakyamuni, and Ye Jia on the north side is holding Zhang Xi, which seems to be a long journey.
Hanazono Sakura Giant Buddha is only 2 cm higher than the south wall, which is the smallest Buddha statue in Longmen Grottoes. These Hanazono Sakura Buddha statues, which are less than a few inches high, are lifelike, nuanced and lifelike. Fengxian Temple is the largest Tang Dynasty grotto in Longmen, with a length and width of more than 30 meters each.
The Rushena Buddha statue in the middle of the grottoes is the largest Buddha statue in Longmen Grottoes, with a height of17.14m, a head height of 4m and an ear length of1.9m.. The shape is full, the momentum is magnificent, the clothing lines are smooth, and it has high artistic appeal. This is really a beautiful masterpiece. There are two disciples Ye Jia and Ananda on both sides of the Buddha statue in Lushena. They are docile and pious, and the two bodhisattvas are kind and cheerful.
There is a Shiyang Cave on the left side of Fengxian Temple, which is full of fairy flavor and the Buddha statue is beautifully carved. More famous than Guyang Cave is Binyang Cave.
Built in the late Wei Dynasty to the early Tang Dynasty, it is divided into Binyang Middle Cave, South Cave and North Cave. Binyang Middle Cave is a horseshoe-shaped plane with a dome at the top and a double lotus cover carved in the middle. Lotus is surrounded by eight prostitutes and two customers.
Their clothes are fluttering, flying around the lotus canopy in the wind, and their posture is beautiful and moving. There are three Buddha themes in the cave, namely, past, present and future.
On the north and south sides of the front wall of the cave, there are four layers of exquisite relief from top to bottom. The first layer is a relief with the theme of the scene story, which is called "Vimo Change".
The second layer is two stories about Buddha. The third floor is the famous picture of Empress Dowager Cixi.
The fourth floor is the relief image of the "King of the Ten Gods". In particular, the map on the third floor of the emperor's ritual Buddha reflects the Buddhist activities of the court and depicts the Buddhist's pious, serious and peaceful mentality.
It took twenty-four years to build the Binyang Middle Cave, which contained eleven giant Buddha statues. Some are graceful and vivid; Some have high noses and big eyes, and their posture is meticulous; Some are self-sustaining; Some of them have green faces and show their fangs ... they are really veritable Buddha caves.
After leaving Binyang Cave, we will go to Wanfo Cave. The Wanfo Cave is named after 15,000 small buddhas carved neatly on the north and south sides of the cave, each of which is only four centimeters high.
Six geisha musicians are carved on the pedestal of the north and south walls, and maiko dances in melodious music with a graceful posture.
The cave has a front chamber and a back chamber structure. There are two lions in the front room, two disciples in the back room, two bodhisattvas and two heavenly kings. It is the most complete cave in Longmen Grottoes. There is a beautiful lotus at the top of the cave, and there is an inscription around the lotus: "It was completed on November 30 of the first year of Tang Yongle, and Yao Shenbiao, the great supervisor, transported Zen masters in the inner Dojo, with 15,000 statues like niches". The whole cave is resplendent and magnificent, showing people the ideal place of the western paradise and setting off a warm and cheerful atmosphere of becoming a Buddha.
After seeing Xishan Grottoes, we crossed the Shuiman Bridge and came to Dongshan Grottoes. Before the road at the foot of Dongshan was opened, there was a platform on the boulder. Legend has it that when Fengxian Temple was completed, Wu Zetian personally led hundreds of officials to preside over this grand opening ceremony in Longmen, and a huge band played drums on this platform, so later people called it the drum table.
The three holes adjacent to the drum platform are called the three holes of the drum platform. Leigutai Middle Cave, also known as Dawanwu Buddha Cave.
This is a Zen cave in the Wu and Zhou Dynasties. Gulei Taibei Cave is the earliest and largest tantric statue grottoes in Longmen Grottoes.
On the south side of the front wall of the North Cave, there is an eight-armed Guanyin statue, with a height of1.83m, sitting barefoot on a circular stone bench, and on the north side of the front wall, there is a four-armed eleven-sided Guanyin statue, with a height of1.9m, standing barefoot on the circular stone bench. The most exquisite group of Luohan statues were carved in the Kanjing Hall during the period of Wu Zetian, with a double-chamber structure. There are dozens of small niches on the cliff in the front room. The main tomb is1170cm deep,116cm wide and 825cm high, with a flat roof, a square plane and vertical walls on three sides.
Longmen Grottoes is an artistic expression of Buddhist culture, but it also reflects.
4. Composition of Longmen Grottoes: Hello, friends from all corners of the country! I'm the tour guide Xiao Deng. This is the first time I have seen you. Please take care of me. We are going to visit Longmen Grottoes, one of the three largest grottoes of world cultural heritage. The other two grottoes are Yungang Grottoes and Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. Ok, now we are about 13 kilometers south of Luoyang, Henan. Look, the Longmen Grottoes are right in front of us, on this tall Longmen Mountain. Let's go up the mountain to play!
Here we are. This is the first cave after going up the mountain. It is called Guyangdong, and the Buddha statues in it account for 60% of all Buddha statues. Look, there are some exquisite calligraphy art in it, and there are 19 products in it. The handwriting is generous, correct and powerful. Cixiang cellar also has a product. Guyang Cave was built in 493 AD, and it has been 15 15 years. It can be described as an ancient building with a long history. Hundreds of thousands of Buddha statues stand among them, which is not worthy of the name.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to leave Guyangdong for Fengxian Temple. Fengxian Temple has the tallest and shortest Longmen Grottoes, which are 17. 14 meters high and 2 cm short, respectively, with vivid images. Please look at the left side of Fengxian Temple. It's Shiyang Cave, full of fairy tales and beautifully carved Buddha statues.
Let's keep walking. You see, this cave is more famous than Guyang Cave, and it is called Binyang Cave. It was built from the end of Wei Dynasty to the beginning of Tang Dynasty and stopped working for a century. There are two original paintings on both sides of the entrance of Binyang Cave, which are very famous and can't be more realistic. It was the "Buddha's Gift of the Emperor" and "Buddha's Gift of the Empress Dowager", which were later stolen. Now in new york Museum, USA. The construction of Binyang Cave took twenty-four years, and there are eleven giant buddhas in the cave. Some are graceful and vivid; Some have high noses and big eyes, and their posture is meticulous; Some are self-sustaining; Some of them are green-faced fangs ... they are really veritable Buddha caves.
Everybody leave Binyang Cave. We're going to Wanfo Cave. There are more than 15 thousand small Buddha statues in Wanfo Cave, which are small and exquisite and exquisite in workmanship. There is also a lotus chair in the cave, with 54 lotus flowers engraved on its back.
See this hole in front of us? There are 140 kinds of prescriptions in this cave, which reflects the achievements of ancient medicine and helps to teach medical skills through carving.
There are more than 30 caves in Longmen Grottoes, and some caves we will visit next time. The poet of the Tang Dynasty once said: The suburb of Luoyang is the best of mountains and rivers and the first of Longmen. Longmen Grottoes really deserves its reputation and is a veritable cultural heritage.
Well, the trip to Longmen Grottoes is over. Welcome to come again next time. Goodbye! By the way, I have to take everyone to the station. Let's go!
5. Write a composition with Longmen Grottoes as the scene. There is a poem that says, "If you want to know what's going on in the world, please just look at Luoyang City." Luoyang is known as "the ancient capital of nine dynasties" and "the capital of Buddhism". Last summer vacation, I was lucky enough to come to Luoyang, the ancient capital, because I participated in the table tennis competition in Henan Province.
Guests who come to Luoyang will know that there are three wonders in Luoyang, namely, Luoyang Peony, Luoyang Water Mat and Luoyang Longmen Grottoes. After five days of intense ball games, Miss Gao said, "Today I will take you to Longmen Grottoes." Hearing this, everyone jumped three feet for joy.
The comprehensive teacher of Longmen Grottoes once told us in class that the stone carving art there enjoys a high reputation in the world. Today, I finally realized what I saw with my own eyes.
Coming to Longmen Grottoes is like coming to the Western Heaven. There are countless Buddha statues in front of us, such as Tathagata, Black Hawk, Bearded Buddha, Long-legged Buddha and Long-handed Fairy. There is also a fairy boy on the left of Tathagata. There is a big circle behind the Tathagata, engraved with characters, with ancient Chinese characters on both sides.
The Buddha statue is tens of meters high and only a few centimeters small. The temperature in the grottoes is similar all year round, which is very suitable for storing stone statues. The surrounding environment is beautiful, and the breeze blowing from the lake in front is refreshing.
Under the guidance of the teacher, we walked along the wall and soon arrived at the Thousand Buddha Cave. The Thousand Buddha Cave is as big as a house, three or four meters high.
No matter the cave wall or the ceiling, there is a small Buddha statue about 20 cm high. Buddha statues are connected from head to toe, sitting side by side, with the same appearance and serene expression.
Looking up at the top of the cave, the Buddha statue is as dazzling as the summer stars. After the visit, we walked out of the hole.
Seeing tourists wearing all kinds of clothes walking up and down the stone steps built by the water, from a distance, it is like a phosphorescent dragon crawling on the mountain path. "Dragon" has added infinite vitality to this pure Millennium land.
Looking at the statue of Longmen Grottoes, every visitor can't stop admiring it. These statues are carved from many huge stones. Just look at these countless stones, one weighs three or four thousand kilograms. At that time, there was no machinery. Only by countless hands, the blood, sweat, wisdom and fantasy of countless working people, it was condensed into this Longmen Grottoes like the Western Heaven.
What a great ancient working people! This magnificent project is really a miracle in the world.
6. Write a composition with Longmen Grottoes as the scene. There is a poem that says, "If you want to know what's going on in the world, please just look at Luoyang City." Luoyang is known as "the ancient capital of nine dynasties" and "the capital of Buddhism". Last summer vacation, I was lucky enough to come to Luoyang, the ancient capital, because I participated in the table tennis competition in Henan Province.
Guests who come to Luoyang will know that there are three wonders in Luoyang, namely, Luoyang Peony, Luoyang Water Mat and Luoyang Longmen Grottoes. After five days of intense ball games, Miss Gao said, "Today I will take you to Longmen Grottoes." Hearing this, everyone jumped three feet for joy.
The comprehensive teacher of Longmen Grottoes once told us in class that the stone carving art there enjoys a high reputation in the world. Today, I finally realized what I saw with my own eyes.
Coming to Longmen Grottoes is like coming to the Western Heaven. There are countless Buddha statues in front of us, such as Tathagata, Black Hawk, Bearded Buddha, Long-legged Buddha and Long-handed Fairy. There is also a fairy boy on the left of Tathagata. There is a big circle behind the Tathagata, engraved with characters, with ancient Chinese characters on both sides.
The Buddha statue is tens of meters high and only a few centimeters small. The temperature in the grottoes is similar all year round, which is very suitable for storing stone statues. The surrounding environment is beautiful, and the breeze blowing from the lake in front is refreshing.
Under the guidance of the teacher, we walked along the wall and soon arrived at the Thousand Buddha Cave. The Thousand Buddha Cave is as big as a house, three or four meters high.
No matter the cave wall or the ceiling, there is a small Buddha statue about 20 cm high. Buddha statues are connected from head to toe, sitting side by side, with the same appearance and serene expression.
Looking up at the top of the cave, the Buddha statue is as dazzling as the summer stars. After the visit, we walked out of the hole.
Seeing tourists wearing all kinds of clothes walking up and down the stone steps built by the water, from a distance, it is like a phosphorescent dragon crawling on the mountain path. "Dragon" has added infinite vitality to this pure Millennium land.
Looking at the statue of Longmen Grottoes, every visitor can't stop admiring it. These statues are carved from many huge stones. Just look at these countless stones, one weighs three or four thousand kilograms. At that time, there was no machinery. Only by countless hands, the blood, sweat, wisdom and fantasy of countless working people, it was condensed into this Longmen Grottoes like the Western Heaven.
What a great ancient working people! This magnificent project is really a miracle in the world.
7. Ask for a narrative or diary about Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang. Longmen Stone is located in the south of Luoyang12km, and it is one of the three largest grottoes in China, which are equally famous as Yungang Grottoes in Datong and Thousand Buddha Cave Grottoes in Dunhuang. Longmen is a place with beautiful scenery. The two green hills face each other, and Yishui slowly flows northward. Seen from a distance, it looks like a natural gate, so it was called "A Que" in ancient times. Now "One Que" has become the first landscape of Youlong Gate since ancient times. Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once said: "The scenery in the suburbs of Luoyang wins, and Longmen is the first."
Longmen Grottoes began in Luoyang (AD 494), the capital of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and were built on a large scale for more than 400 years after the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties, the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Sui and Tang Dynasties and the Song Dynasty. Densely distributed on the cliffs of the east and west mountains of Yishui, with a length of 1 km from north to south. There are more than 97,000 Buddha statues and more than 300 grottoes/kloc-0. There are 2345 caves, more than 3600 inscriptions and inscriptions, more than 50 pagodas and 65438+ ten thousand statues. . The largest Buddha statue is as high as 17. 14 m, and the smallest is only 2 cm.
Tickets to 80 yuan, pass, you can visit Longmen Xishan Grottoes, Dongshan Grottoes, Xiangshan Temple, and 100 yuan in turn. These scenic spots are located on both sides of the river.
We mainly visited the Xishan Grottoes.
Cave 104 (Binyang Cave)
It took 24 years before and after the cave was built, which was the longest time to dig. There is 1 1 Buddha in the cave. The Lord Buddha, with a high nose and big eyes, is graceful. On the left and right stood disciples and bodhisattvas. Both Buddha and Bodhisattva have slim faces, big eyes and flat necks. The brocade texture is exquisitely carved, and the artistic traces of the western regions are obvious. The ceiling is carved with flying sky, which is quite healthy and elegant. It is a masterpiece of stone carving art in the mid-Northern Wei Dynasty. There are two large reliefs in the cave, the Buddha statue of the emperor and the Buddha statue of the empress dowager. The pictures are centered on Emperor Wei Xiaowen and the Empress Dowager of Civilization, and form a Buddhist honor guard. Exquisite composition, meticulous carving and high artistic value. This is a painting reflecting the life of the emperor at that time. Unfortunately, it was smuggled to the United States by American profiteers in collusion with China, and now it is hidden in Nelson Art Museum and new york Art Museum in Kansas City, USA. The inscription of Chu Suiliang, the prime minister calligrapher of Tang Dynasty in Dongkou is worth reading.
Wanfo Cave is located in the south of Binyang Cave, and there are many statues in the cave. The north and south stone walls are covered with small Buddha statues, many of which are only one inch or a few centimeters high, and there are more than 1500 statues. The Buddha statue on the main wall sits on the octagonal lotus seat, waist. Four lux at the waist and lotus on the shoulder. There are 54 lotus flowers carved on the back wall, with a bodhisattva or benefactor sitting on each lotus, and musicians embossed on the top of the wall, all of which are elegant and lifelike. There is also a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva on the south wall along the mouth, holding a clean bottle and raising the dust tail, with a round figure.
Fengxian temple
Fengxian Temple is the largest Tang Dynasty grotto in Longmen, with a length and width of more than 30 meters each. It was built in the third year of Xianheng in Tang Dynasty (AD 672) and took four years to complete. It is the largest open-air niche in Longmen Grottoes and a masterpiece of sculpture art in the Tang Dynasty. The width of the shrine is 36 meters from north to south, and the depth from east to west is 4 1 meter. Carved with 1 1 Buddha statue, the main Buddha, Lushenagao 17. 14 meters, has a plump face, long eyebrows and a slightly upturned mouth, showing concern and wisdom for the world. According to the inscription on the statue, Empress Wu Zetian invested "20,000 yuan" to build the temple, and personally led the courtiers to attend the inauguration ceremony of Lushenafo.
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