Гроты Лонгмен / Longmen Grottoes
China
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Luoyang City, Henan Province
34º28’ N, 112º28’ E
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В гротах Лонгмен находится самая большая и наиболее значимая коллекция китайского искусства, относящегося к последним северным династиям Вей и Тан (316- 907). Эти работы, полностью посвящены религии буддизма, представляют собой высочайщие произведения китайского камнерезного искусства.
Inscribed:2000
Criteria:C (i) (ii) (iii)
Criterion (i): The sculptures of The Longmen Grottoes are an outstanding manifestation of human artistic creativity.
Criterion (ii): The Longmen Grottoes illustrate The perfection of a long-established art form which was to play a highly significant role in The cultural evolution of this region of Asia.
Criterion (iii): The high cultural level and sophisticated society of Tang Dynasty China is encapsulated in The exceptional stone carvings of The Longmen Grottoes.
Brief description:
The grottoes and niches of Longmen contain The largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of The late Nor Thern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316- 907). These works, entirely devoted to The Buddhist religion, represent The high point of Chinese stone carving.
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