What are the important values of the Giant Buddha Grottoes?

The stone carvings in the Grottoes of the Great Buddha Temple reflect the exquisite art and modeling style in the early Tang Dynasty and the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and are the crystallization of ancient craftsmen's art. At the same time, they have preserved 177 inscriptions and 6 tablets left by scholars in the past dynasties since the Tang and Song Dynasties. Poetry, calligraphy, cursive script, Li, seal script.

The Giant Buddha Grottoes are located on the trunk line of the Northern Silk Road. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Buddhism was introduced through the Silk Road, which gradually reached its peak in the Southern Dynasty and reached its peak in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

The grottoes of the Great Buddha Temple reflect the statues in this heyday. The stone carvings, clay sculptures and colored paintings in the grottoes reflect many characteristics of Buddhist culture in the western regions and even India, and the Giant Buddha Grottoes should naturally become a bright spot on the Silk Road.

The Giant Buddha Grottoes are of great value for studying the development history of Buddhism in China, sculpture and architectural art, and the spread of Buddhism in Shaanxi through the Silk Road.