Yungang Grottoes is located in Yungang Town 16km from Datong, Shanxi Province. In 1961, it was published by the State Council as one of the National Key Cultural Relics Preservation Units. In 2001, Yungang was listed as one of UNESCO''s "World Cultural Heritages".

The Yungang Grottoes, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. Every cave features different treasures. The Five Caves created by Tan Yao, with their strict unity of layout and design, constitute a classical masterpiece of the first peak of Chinese Buddhist art.

Yungang Grottoes is considered as the Model of the Culture''s compromising between China and Western as well as the Spirit of the Eastern Stone Carving Art.

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