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Longmen Grottoes

French: Grottes de Longmen
The Longmen Grottoes is a World Heritage site in China defined by the UNESCO in 2000 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 856 (985, 734) in our monthly survey..

"The grottoes and niches of Longmen contain the largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907). These works, entirely devoted to the Buddhist religion, represent the high point of Chinese stone carving."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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