The Longmen Grottoes were dug in the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and after more than 400 years of large-scale construction in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty, the length from north to south was 1 km. Today, there are 2,345 grottoes, more than 654.38 million statues and more than 2,800 inscriptions.

Among them, Longmen Twenty is the essence of Weibei calligraphy, and Chu Suiliang's A Que Buddhist Shrine Monument is a model of regular script art in the early Tang Dynasty.

Longmen Grottoes lasted for a long time, spanning many dynasties. They reflect the development and changes of China ancient politics, economy, religion, culture and many other fields from different aspects with a large number of physical images and written materials, and have made great contributions to the innovation and development of China Grottoes. In 2000, it was listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO.

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Protection and restoration

196 1 year, the State Council announced Longmen Grottoes as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in China.

1982 Longmen Scenic Area was announced as the first batch of national-level scenic spots in China.

In June, 2000, Longmen Grottoes was listed on the World Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO.

In April 2007, it was rated as the first batch of "5A-level tourist attractions" in China by the National Tourism Administration.

In 2009, Longmen Grottoes, as the largest number of existing grottoes in China, were listed in world record association, China, creating the largest number of existing grottoes in China.

On March 28th, 2007, the face repair project of Rushena Buddha in Longmen Grottoes was completed. The protector did not make any major repairs to the giant Buddha, but only dusted and decontaminated the surface of the giant Buddha, and blocked the tiny cracks in and around the giant Buddha.

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