🏔️ Yungang Grottoes
Buddhist cave temples in Shanxi Province
📋 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Datong, Shanxi Province, northwestern China
- 252 caves and niches containing over 51,000 Buddhist statues
- Carved during Northern Wei Dynasty (386–534 CE), primarily between 460–525 CE
- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001
The Yungang Grottoes are an extensive system of Buddhist cave temples carved into sandstone cliffs near Datong in ...