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Impressive Yungang Caves near Datong
Waxbag Says: These caves are one of mankind’s most impressive endeavors at monumental art and I had never heard of it before studying my guide book. Carved out of a sandstone mountain these caves contain no less than 50,000 Buddha sculptures with the oldest and the largest constructed in...
Waxbag Says: The Hanging Monastery is a 1400 year old complex of stilted temples, corridors, bridges, and stairways hanging 50 m off a canyon floor. People repelled from the top to carve out the mountain and build the monastery. It was built so the Buddhist monks could control the floods...
Yungang Caves and The Hanging Monastery
Waxbag Says: If you are interested in seeing 50,000 exquisite Buddhas of all sizes carved into a mountainside that are over 1500 years old put Yungang on your China to do list. Situated halfway between Beijing and Xi'an (two top spots on most people's itineraries) is a dusty industrial...
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If you are interested in seeing 50,000 exquisite Buddhas of all sizes carved into a mountainside that are over 1500 years old put Yungang on your China to do...
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Buddhas of Yungang Caves & the Hanging Monastery
Yungang Caves are some of the oldest and most impressive statues in Asia. Carved during the Northern Wei dynasty in 460 to 494 Yungang is a series of man made caves hewn from the soft rock face and......
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