Macao: Mainland Scenery III

Longmen Grottoes of Luoyang shares the same popularity with Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang, Gansu and Yungang Caves of Datong, Shanxi. These are known as the Greatest Three Grottoes of China. All three are the finest works of Buddhism art.
On November 30th 2000, UNESCO officially put Longmen Grottoes on the World Cultural Heritage List.

On April 8th 2009, Macao post introduced Longmen Grottoes of Luoyang.

The Longmen Grottoes or Longmen Caves are located 12 km south of present day Luòyáng in Hénán province, China. The grottoes, which overwhelmingly depict Buddhist subjects, are densely dotted along the two mountains: Xiangshan (to the east) and Longmenshan (to the west). The Yi River flows northward between them. For this reason, the area used to be called Yique (The Gate of the Yi River). From north to south, the distance covered by grottoes is about one km. Along with the Mogao Caves and Yungang Grottoes, the Longmen Grottoes are one of the three most famous ancient sculptural sites in China. There are over 2100 niches, more than 100,000 statues, some 40 pagodas and 3600 tablets and steles in the caves of Guyang, Binyang and Lianhua.

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