Three Caves

The 3rd Grottoe of Yungang Grottoe, the largest cave in Yungang, has a strong sense of mystery. The process of opening the cave. The 3rd Grottoe is 40 meters wide, 15 meters deep and 20 meters high. It was excavated during the Northern Wei Dynasty and finally became an unfinished "half-razi project". The shape of the initial design, the reason for the halt of the project, the activities of the future generations... like a puzzle that is difficult to crack, and there are many different opinions. The age of the Buddha statue. The west side of the cave is carved with the "Western Three Holy" stone statue, the original Amitabha sitting statue 10 meters high, the left and right two Buddha statues are6.2 meters high, exquisite and rich, and detached. Although most of them are carved in the Tang Dynasty, there are also many other views. The building in front of the cave. There are 12 rectangular beam holes above the cliff in front of the kiln, indicating that there were 11 wooden structures built in front of the cave. It is said that it is a magnificent ancient Lingyan Temple, and it is said that it is a normal Buddha Pavilion that is not deep. It is difficult to verify.

The third cave is located on the east side of the scenic spot. It is the first large-scale Buddha cave that the tour guide took us into (1.2 the cave is not large in scale, can not enter). There is a beautiful stone-carved Buddha here, which has been eroded by thousands of years of wind and rain and is still well preserved.

The third cave, this cave is the first big cave to see after entering the Yungang Grottoes. According to the hole above the outer wall of the cave and some architectural relics, experts have verified that this is the location of the "Gulingyan Temple". This cave has two cave rooms in the east and west. The west cave can be accessed to the east cave, but the east cave seems to have been opened and then closed.

Each hole in Yungang Grottoes has the characteristics of each hole, some are large, some are long, some are long, some are long in the color of the sculpture, reflecting the characteristics of different craftsmen and different groups at different times.

The 3rd Grottoe of Datong Yungang Grottoes Scenic Area is the largest cave in Yungang Grottoes, with special shapes and cutting mountains. The east and west are about 50 meters long and about 27 meters high from the ground. The front room of the cave protrudes the main wall, the interior is divided into two, not connected, each has a two window, symmetrical each other, the top east and west each stand a three-story tower, the central position between the twin towers has a square cave room, the main statue is Maitreya Bodhisattva. The back room of the cave is vast, the plane is "concave" shape, and there is a Buddha and two Bodhisattva statue on the west side of the central rock pillar. The theme is the combination of the three sacred statues in the west (Amitabha, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, and the general trend to Bodhisattva), which is "three sacred in the west". The Lord Amitabha is 10 meters tall, sitting, with a round face and aloof, fearless imprinting on his right hand, caressing his knees on his left hand, and wearing a backlight on his body. The Bodhisattvas on both sides are about 6 meters tall, wearing a treasure crown, exquisite and solemn. The three statues are like works from the early Tang Dynasty. The biggest point of this cave is the three statues of Amitabha, Guan Shiyin and the general trend to Bodhisattva, which are really the essence. In 2019, the world's first use of 3D printing technology to achieve large-scale, high-precision cultural relics reproduction, the world cultural heritage Yungang Grottoes 3rd Grottoes West Backroom true presentation. Yungang Grottoes, this grotto opened by the royal family, poured out the tax and taxes of the country at that time, the grottoes were built in a particularly large volume and the Buddha statue was very majestic. Walking east to west along the wall of Yungang Grottoes, it stretches for 1 km. Today you can still see more than 51,000 Buddha statues, the highest is 17 meters, the smallest is only 2 cm. And each Buddha statue has very fine shape and expression details.