Grottoes Collection

Customs / Oyster Day
OYSTER DAY 25th July (also St James Day) children build oyster shell grottoes to mark the beginning of the season Date: 1851

CHINA. NORTH WEST. The Silk Road. Binglingsi Grottoes. Liujiaxia Reservoir

CHINA. NORTH WEST. The Silk Road. Entrance to

Buddhas at Yungang Caves, Datong, Shanxi, China
Two Buddha statues of varying size carved from the rock at the Yungang (Cloud Ridge) Caves or Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi Province, in the Peoples Republic of China

Entrance to Yungang Cave in Datong, Shanxi, China
The entrance to Yungang (Cloud Ridge) Cave or Grotto no. 10 in Datong, Shanxi Province, in the Peoples Republic of China, showing details of intricate Buddhist carvings in the rock

Cliff and Yungang Caves in Datong, Shanxi, China
View along the cliff, showing the Yungang (Cloud Ridge) Caves or Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi Province, in the Peoples Republic of China

Buddhist monastery in Datong, Shanxi, China
View of a Buddhist monastery at the Yungang (Cloud Ridge) Caves or Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi Province, in the Peoples Republic of China

Front view of Yungang Caves in Datong, Shanxi, China
Front view of the Yungang (Cloud Ridge) Caves or Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi Province, in the Peoples Republic of China

Buddha in Yungang Cave, Datong, Shanxi, China
Visitors viewing the Buddha statue in Yungang (Cloud Ridge) Cave or Grotto no. 18 in Datong, Shanxi Province, in the Peoples Republic of China

China / Yungang Grottoes
YUNGANG GROTTOES in Datong City, in the province of Shansi. These buddhist caves contain about 51000 statues from the 5th century carved during the Northern Wei dynasty

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