The Longmen Grottoes were built by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty
. The Longmen Grottoes were built in the Taihe period of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and went through the Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi, Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the Five Dynasties to the Qing Dynasty. They lasted for more than 400 years. Among them, large-scale and efficient construction took about 150 years, and each appeared in the Northern Wei Dynasty (40% of the time). Yu Nian) and the Sui and Tang Dynasties (about 110 years). Longmen Grottoes
Longmen Grottoes (also known as Yique) are located on Longmen Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain on both sides of the Yihe River in Luoyang City, Henan Province. Kilometers, there are more than 97,000 Buddha statues in the country. The largest Buddha statue is 17.14 meters high and the smallest is only 2 centimeters. The Longmen Grottoes are the treasure house of stone carving art with the most statues and the largest scale in the world. They are rated as "the highest peak of Chinese stone carving art" by UNESCO, ranking first among all major grottoes in China. Most of the statues in Longmen Grottoes were built by royal nobles. It is the only royal grotto in the world. It is now a world cultural heritage, a national key cultural relic protection unit, and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.
The Longmen Grottoes lasted for a long time and spanned many dynasties. They reflected the development and changes in ancient China's politics, economy, religion, culture and many other fields from different aspects with a large number of physical images and written materials. They also exerted great influence on Chinese grotto art. has made significant contributions to innovation and development. Longmen Grottoes
is a history and treasure of calligraphy art. The famous calligraphy masterpiece Longmen Twenty Pieces is the best calligraphy selected by connoisseurs of later generations from the numerous stone carvings and statue inscriptions in Longmen Grottoes. These inscriptions not only record the motivation and purpose of making the statue, but also provide a basis for the archaeological staging of the grottoes. Kang Youwei, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, once strongly advocated that the whole society should use Wei stele style for writing, and also praised Wei stele for its ten beauties, such as: jumping brushwork, natural structure, rich flesh and blood, etc.