Tags: World Heritage Site.
The Longmen Grottoes (simplified Chinese: 龙门石窟; traditional Chinese: 龍門石窟; pinyin: lóngmén shíkū; lit. Dragon’s Gate Grottoes) or Longmen Caves are one of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art. Housing tens of thousands of statues of Buddha and his disciples they are located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of present day Luòyáng in Hénán province Peoples Republic of China.
