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Yungang Grottoes

Located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain some 16 km west of Datong City, Shanxi Province, Yungang Grottoes were built against the mountain and extend about 1 km (0.62 miles) from east to west. The caves were carved in the 5th and 6th centuries.

The 53 grottoes in Yungang Grottos include some 1,000 niches with about 51,000 statues C a treasure-trove of cave art that combines traditional Chinese art forms with foreign influence, particularly Greek and Indian. Sculptures here are noted for their vigorous features and rich variety that range from the smallest, only 2 centimeters high, to the tallest C a Buddha 17-meters high.The tallest Buddha is surrounded by many small Buddhas in Grotto No. 5, also called the Big Buddha's Cave.

The grottoes are divided into three distinct sections, east, central and west, and numbered from east to west. Most of the grottoes are in the western zone, and each has its own character. Grotto No. 20 C one of the five earliest caves of monk Tan Yao C houses the sitting statute of Sakyamuni, 13.7 meters high, with a full and round face with a majestic smile, slim lips and a high nose, ears that extend almost to the shoulders, radiant eyes and broad shoulders. Sakyamuni statue is representative of Buddha sculptures in Yungang Grottoes

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