Luoyang is called "the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties". In fact, thirteen dynasties established their capitals here. Luoyang, as the capital, lasted 1500 years. It is the oldest of the seven ancient capitals in China, with the earliest capital, the most dynasties and the longest history.
Longmen, which is 0/3 km away from downtown Luoyang/kloc-0, is a natural gateway to the south of Luoyang. The Xiangshan Mountain and Longmen Mountain on both sides of the river are opposite, and the water flows into Iraq, which looks like a natural gateway from a distance. Therefore, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there has been a visual title "One Que".
Luoyang, the capital of Yang Di, Emperor of Sui Dynasty, was named "Longmen" because the gate of Miyagi was opposite to Yi Que. Ancient emperors claimed to be the real dragon emperor. The name "Longmen" has continued to this day.
The world-famous Longmen Grottoes are dug on the cliffs on both sides of the Yi River, with a length of about 1km from north to south. Since Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved to Luoyang, it has been excavated on a large scale for about 400 years after the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty. There are 2345 grottoes, more than 2800 inscriptions, more than 70 pagodas and nearly 1 100000 statues.
Its grottoes, statues and inscriptions rank first in China, and it is also known as the three treasures of Buddhist art in China, together with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes and Datong Yungang Grottoes. 196 1 year, People's Republic of China (PRC) * * and the State Council, China identified Longmen Grottoes as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in China. In June 2000, 165438+ 10, the 24th World Heritage Committee of UNESCO approved its inclusion in the World Heritage List.
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Longmen is a beautiful place, one of the treasures of China stone carving art. Now it is a world cultural heritage, a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, located on Longmen Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain on both sides of the Yihe River in Luolong District, Luoyang City, Henan Province. Longmen Grottoes, Mogao Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes and Maijishan Grottoes are also called the four major grottoes in China.
Longmen Grottoes 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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Baidu encyclopedia-Luoyang Longmen