French: Grottes de Yungang
The Yungang Grottoes is a World Heritage site in China defined by the UNESCO in 2001 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 484 (194) in our monthly survey..

"The Yungang Grottoes, in Datong city, Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. The Five Caves created by Tan Yao, with their strict unity of layout and design, constitute a classical masterpiece of the first peak of Chinese Buddhist art."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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