Longmen Grottoes (UNESCO/NHK)

Name: Longmen Grottoes (UNESCO/NHK)
Uploaded: 2014-11-06
Duration: 2 min 52 s
Channel: Khan Academy
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.

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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.