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You are here: > China's Culture > Grottos, Cliff Paintings and Sculptures ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Top 10 most famous grottos in China (2) 2008-3-3 Binglin Temple grotto Binglin Temple Grottoes located 80 km southwest of Lanzhou, is on the Silk Road cultural treasures. When you take boats visited the vast expanse of ocean, and sky after the Liujiaxia Reservoir, Reservoir west of the cliff, you can see the Binglin Temple Grottoes. Xiangtangshan grotto Xiangtangshan Caves Monastery in Handan City, Hebei new urban built in the Northern Qi D...... Read more ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Top 10 most famous grottos in China (1) 2008-2-29                                                                   &nbs...... Read more ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Sanxingdui 2006-9-19 Sanxingdui, located in the suburbs of Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, is famous for the 5,000-year-old ruins of the capital of the Kingdom of Shu, pushing back the history of Shu by 2,000 years. A large number of unearthed cultural relics prove that Sanxingdui was one of the five major trade centers in ancient China. Bronze objects excavated here include the statue of man bigger than life size....... Read more ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Leshan Giant Buddha 2006-9-19 The Leshan Giant Buddha is located on the west slope of Mount Lingyun, on the eastern bank of the Minjiang River near Leshan City, Sichuan Province. At 70.7 m high and 24 m wide at the shoulders, it is the biggest Buddha statue in China. The project started in the first year (713) of the Kaiyuan reign period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and was finished in the 19th year (803) of the Z...... Read more ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Qin Dynasty 2006-9-19 The terracotta warriors and horses were found 40 km east of Van City, Shaanxi Province. They were buried in a series of pits to guard the mausoleum of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, China's first unifier. The three pits so far excavated are 1.5 km from the tomb. The first pit has over 6,000 life-size terracotta warriors and horses, arranged in 38 rows of troops; the second pit has more than...... Read more ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... God Hill Cliff Paintings 2006-9-19 About two km north of Daligaigou in the Urad Rear Banner of Inner Mongolia, there stands a steep hill with a flat top. The locals regard it as a sacred spot, hence the name "God Hill." On the northern slope of the hill, there are many jagged rocks with grotesque shapes which bear ancient cliff paintings of animals, horse riders, carriages, dances and a star map. ...... Read more ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Yin Mountains Cliff Paintings 2006-9-19 These cliff paintings are located in western Inner Mongolia. They can be divided into four types: the oldest ones dated from the New Stone Age to the Bronze Age, or the period of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties of the Central Plains; the second-oldest were executed by the Xiongnu nomads at a time equal to the period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to the Western Han Dynasty; the third-oldest betra...... Read more ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Tibetan Cliff Paintings 2006-9-19 These paintings are found in Lake Lamco and Nagri Prefecture, and Ranma Township in northern Tibet. They depict animals, plants, gods, sacrifices, herding, hunting, dancing, fighting, and so on. They are valuable materials for studying the development of Tibetan religion, and ancient nomadic economy, culture and art. ...... Read more ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Huashan Mural Paintings 2006-9-19 These paintings are found on a pyramid shaped hill on the eastern bank of the Mingjiang River, 25 km from the county town of Mingxian County. They were executed by the ancient Zhuang tribe. The predominant color is red, and the paintings mostly depict the everyday life and activities of this ethnic group. ...... Read more ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan Province 2006-9-19 The Longmen Grottoes, extending for one km, are located on both banks of the Yishui River, 13 km south of Luoyang City, Henan Province. It is also an important national scenic zone of mountains and rivers. The carving of the grottoes started in the Taihe reign period of the Northern Wei Dynasty (365-534) and the work, continued for 400 years, into the Tang Dynasty (618-907). There are 1,952 grot...... Read more ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 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