The Bingling Temple Grottoes: A Marvel of Ancient Buddhist ArtThe Bingling Temple Grottoes are carved into a cliffside on the west of Dasigou in Jishishan Mountain. They are located in Taping Village, Wangtai Town, Yongjing County of Gansu Province, China. These grottoes are a remarkable treasure of ancient Buddhist art.A Historical OverviewThe origins of the…
Northern Zhou Dynasty
Tuoshan Grottoes
Overview of Tuoshan GrottoesTuoshan Grottoes, located in Qingzhou, Shandong, stand as a monumental site. They house 638 Buddha statues across five grottoes. This makes them the largest group of cliff statues in Shandong. The earliest statues date back to the Northern Zhou Dynasty (577-581 AD). Later additions came from the Tang Dynasty (613-907 AD). The…