The Yungang Grottoes is one of the world-renowned treasure troves of stone carving art
✅✅✅The Yungang Grottoes, one of the three major grottoes in China, were carved by the Northern Wei Dynasty, which ruled northern China at the time, concentrating the nation's skills and manpower and resources.
✅✅✅The scenic area is divided into a landscape area and a group of grottoes, the latter being the biggest attraction, divided into east, middle, and west zones, with about 40 caves currently open to the public.
✅✅✅The third cave is the largest in Yungang, the fifth and sixth caves are twin caves, with exquisite murals inside, representing the most representative caves in Yungang Grottoes.
✅✅✅Yungang Grottoes, located 15 kilometers west of Datong, are royal grottoes, built from the first emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty and ended when the Northern Wei Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang, followed by folk grottoes.
✅✅✅Different dynasties, different styles. As it is on the Silk Road, the culture is diverse, with many exotic styles. Different ages, different locations, different degrees of weathering and destruction.
✅✅✅There is also a grotto museum in the scenic area, displaying fragments of the grottoes, where you can learn about the history of the grottoes.
✅✅✅Representative is the 20th cave (White Buddha Cave) with a 13.75-meter-high open-air statue of Sakyamuni, the upper part of this statue is still well preserved: half-round face, deep eyes, high nose, large eyes, thin lips, retaining the typical facial features of Western Region minorities and Indians.
⭐⭐⭐Main attractions in the scenic area
✅①☞Big Buddha Cave
✅②☞Yungang Shadow Puppet Theater
✅③☞Tan Yao Five Caves
✅④☞Yungang Park
✅⑤☞Tan Yao Square
✅⑥☞Yungang Grottoes - Ancient Road Wheel Tracks
✅⑦☞Ten Thousand Buddha Cave
✅⑧☞Stone Drum Cold Spring
✅⑨☞10th Cave
✅⑩☞Yungang Grottoes - Great Buddha Hall
✅①①☞Ksitigarbha Hall
✅①②☞Stone Soldier Art Museum
✅①③☞Ligou Bodhisattva Cave
✅①④☞White Buddha Cave
✅①⑤☞Pagoda Kiln Cave
✅①⑥☞Stone Drum Cave
✅①⑦☞Western Heaven Brahma Sound
✅✅✅Classic Route
Tan Yao Square☞Buddha Relief Wall☞Lingyan Temple☞Stone Soldier Art Museum☞Premier Zhou Memorial Room☞Yungang Shadow Puppet and Puppet Museum☞Food Street
✅✅✅Deep Route
Tan Yao Square☞Buddha Light Avenue☞Yungang Art Museum☞Yungang History Museum☞Buddha Relief Wall☞Lingyan Temple (Mountain Hall Water Palace)☞Group of Grottoes☞Yungang Museum☞Yungang Northern Wei Shadow Puppet☞Stone Soldier Art Museum
✅✅✅Shallow Route
Tan Yao Square☞Buddha Light Avenue☞Buddha Relief Wall☞Lingyan Temple (Mountain Hall Water Palace)☞Group of Grottoes
⭐⭐⭐Location☞Yungang Grottoes (5A)
⏰⏰⏰Opening hours☞09:00-17:00, no entry after 17:00
🕹️🕹️🕹️Address☞1 Yungang Road, Yungang District, Datong City, Shanxi Province
🚌🚌🚌Transportation☞1.3km from Yungang (bus stop), about 15 minutes walk
There are few tourists on the staggered peak, and the Yungang Grottoes are very shocking, and protection and maintenance need to be strengthened. The first exhibition of the beast has become my personal exhibition. The workmanship is exquisite and beautiful and very smart. I salute the craftsmen of the old ancestors! I just regret that there are still unreturned beast heads.
never expected that much experience I will get. this is very busy place on weekends and better to visit weekdays and spend at least 3-4 hours. you will be amused and it is better than many such places
This time I came to Yungang Grottoes and happened to encounter the "Golden Stone Immortal Yuanmingyuan and Yungang Cultural Relics Seeking and Protection Discipline". The original cultural relics of the first cattle, tigers, monkeys, pigs and horses were imitated on the spot of the 12 zodiac animals in the Yuanmingyuan Haitang in the Qing Dynasty were displayed on the spot. The same venue exhibited many precious Buddha avatars, thousands of Buddha remnants, platinum Buddha avatars and other original cultural relics, as well as the "North China Archaeological Atlas", etc., and felt the pursuit and guardianship of national treasures in the immersive environment.
I saw it on May 2, although there are many people and cars traveling during the May Day holiday, and every time I see a grotto, I have to queue up, but the first time I see the grotto is still very shocking and excited. Listening to the rambling of the explainer, it seems to be back to the Northern Wei Dynasty of more than 1,600 [cost-effective] years ago.
Entering the grotto, the first feeling is very shocking, a variety of different types of character sculpture and exquisite artistic modeling, lamenting the wisdom and skill of the ancients, conveying the essence of Chinese culture, as well as the historical and cultural origin of Buddhism, and respecting the historical and cultural heritage.
World Cultural Heritage Site, National 5A Scenic Spot, Millennium History Precipitated, now watching so many people come to Datong to travel, thank everyone who paid for the construction of the big scenic spot that year, and feel proud and proud of having such a historical and humanistic landscape!
Yungang Grottoes is really a super shocking art treasure! Every Buddha statue seems to be telling the story of a thousand years, so that people can not help but immerse themselves in this ancient and mysterious art temple. Special thanks to Wang Miaomiao's guide for her explanation. Her expertise really made me have a deeper understanding of Yungang Grottoes. Her explanation is vivid and interesting, making me feel the wisdom and ingenuity of ancient craftsmen. Like her hard work and professionalism! I hope more people can come to Yungang Grottoes to feel this unique beauty and charm. Wang Miaomiao's guide's explanation is really super! First of all, she has a deep understanding of the historical and cultural background of Yungang Grottoes, and every explanation can bring us rich knowledge and unique insights. She can express complex historical events and characters in simple and understandable language, so that we tourists can easily understand and immerse ourselves in the story. Second, the way of explanation is very vivid and interesting. She is adept at using metaphors and humorous language in various images, making boring historical knowledge lively and interesting for us to learn in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. Her explanations always resonate and interest us, so that we love and respect this ancient cultural heritage more. Finally, she also pays great attention to interaction with tourists. She patiently answers our questions, cares about our feelings, and often guides us to explore and discover the beauty of Yungang Grottoes. Her enthusiasm and professionalism made us feel extremely warm and moved, so that we have a deeper understanding and understanding of Yungang Grottoes.