Brief Description
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.
Luoyang City, Henan Province
N34 28 0 E112 28 0
Date of Inscription: 2000
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)
Property : 331 ha
Buffer zone: 1,042 ha
Ref: 1003Source: http://whc.unesco.org
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