Yungang Grottoes - China Travel

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The Yungang Grottoes are located at the southern foot of Wuzhou (Zhou) Mountain, about 16 kilometers west of Datong City, and on the north bank of Wuzhou River. Different from the Luoyang Longmen Grottoes excavated later, the Yungang Grottoes not only have the traditional Chinese artistic style, but also integrate the artistic features of ancient India, the Western Regions and the Central Plains. The representative one is Cave 20 (Baifoye Cave) with a height of 13.75 meters and an open-air Sakyamuni sitting statue. This statue is still intact above the chest: the face is semicircular, with deep eyes and high nose, big eyes and thin lips, which retains the typical western minority. , Indian facial features. The giant Buddha in the Longmen Grottoes is already close to the appearance of a scholar-bureaucrat in the Southern Dynasties. The clothes and decorations of this seated Sakyamuni statue in Yungang are not as soft as those in the Longmen Grottoes, but reveal the sophistication of the early Northern Wei Dynasty art.

Yungang Grottoes Scenic Area is divided into landscape area and grotto group. The entire grotto group is divided into east, middle and west areas from east to west according to the natural mountain situation. Currently, there are about 40 caves open to the public. The more traditional visiting route is from the east It starts from Cave 1 and proceeds westward until Cave 45 ends. If the visit time is about two hours, generally visit Caves 5 and 6, Wuhua Cave (Cave 9-13) and Tanyao Cave 5 (Cave 16-20).

opening hours

09:00-17:00 all year round (last admission 16:30)

Preferential treatment policy

child:Free for children under 6 years old (not included) or under 1.2 meters in height (included)

elder:Seniors over 60 years old (inclusive), free of charge with their ID card or old age card

Minor/Student/Active Military Dependents:(1) Minors aged 6 to 18 can enjoy half-price tickets with their ID cards. (2) Full-time students with a bachelor's degree or below can enjoy half-price tickets with their "Student ID Card". (3) Families of active servicemen can enjoy half-price tickets with the "Military Membership Card". , half price

the disabled:Disabled people are free of charge with their ID cards and the second-generation "Disability Certificate of the People's Republic of China"; disabled soldiers are free with their ID cards and "Disabled Military Certificates"

soldier:Active soldiers (including teachers and students of military schools) are exempt from tickets with their "Military Security Card", "Military Officer ID" and "Soldier ID". Army retired cadres and retired non-commissioned officers are free of charge with the "Certificate of Honor", "Retirement Certificate" and "Retirement Certificate for Non-commissioned Officers". The survivors of martyrs, the survivors of soldiers who died on duty, and the survivors of soldiers who died of illness can get free admission with the "Preferential Treatment Card" issued by the Ministry of Veterans Affairs.

tour guide:Tour guides hold their own tour guide certificate, group dispatch form, and itinerary plan (excluding tour guide qualification certificate and manager qualification certificate), free of charge

Public security police:Public security police with "police officer certificate", free of charge

Supplementary Note:1. All kinds of certificates that enjoy free tickets and half-price tickets are invalid if they are altered, expired, or without a certificate number; invalid if the student ID card does not have a registration stamp; invalid if the relevant information is incomplete. 2. Master and doctoral students, adult students, self-examination candidates, and various advanced students are not eligible for the discount. 3. Those who hold the "Datong Travel Card" shall follow the regulations. 4. It is forbidden to bring pets and incense candles into the park, smoking is prohibited in the scenic area, and drone flying is prohibited.

Service Facilities

PARKING LOT:[Yungang Grottoes Parking Lot] Reference price: ¥10/time; Address: Tourist Service Center of Yungang Grottoes Scenic Area; Storage space: 1000

WiFi:Enter the "i-Shanxi" public free wireless broadband service interface, click to obtain the login password, and then access the "i-Shanxi" network according to the login password received by the mobile phone. ;Account: ishanxi; Password: Obtained when logging in; Range: panoramic area

luggage storage:Reference price: 1 yuan; address: the north side of the first floor of the tourist service center; you need to provide Yungang Grottoes tickets and your valid ID card, please take the initiative to accept the inspection of the staff, and take out your own drinks and food before depositing your bag. Please pick up the stored items on the same day.

Scenic spot explanation:The south hall on the first floor of the Yungang Grottoes Tourist Service Center provides electronic guides and manual explanation services. Fees: (Ordinary explanation service) 200 yuan for the first-level guide; 150 yuan for the second-level guide; 120 yuan for the third-level guide. (Expert explanation service) Expert explanation, who has the title of associate professor or above and has professional research results in a certain field, the fee for professor explanation is 800 yuan, and the fee for associate professor explanation is 600 yuan. You can make an appointment in advance on the Yungang Grottoes official website, official microblog, and Yunyou.com . The fee for English explanation is 200 yuan. The Yungang Exhibition Hall charges 50 yuan for explanations.

Park traffic:Reference price: 10 yuan/person; Address: get on the train at the Emperor's Respect Buddha Station; one-way, Emperor's Respect to Buddha-the entrance of Yungang Grottoes

bathroom:There are 7 toilets in the scenic area, which are located on the east side of the scenic area, near the entrance of the grottoes, the rut of the ancient road, the memorial hall of Premier Zhou, the exhibition passage of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and other facilities, and are marked with eye-catching signs.

smoking zone:Location: Visitor Center

ATM machine:There is an ATM machine in the park, which is near the south side of the first floor of the visitor center and marked with eye-catching signs.

FOOD:There are 2 restaurants in the park, which are marked with eye-catching signs near the ancient road rut, Lifo Avenue, and Yungang Shihuo Street.

茜宝1981

Come to the famous Yungang Grottoes in Datong. The Yungang Grottoes are small in scale and about 1 km long. Compared with the Longmen Grottoes, the Yungang Grottoes are well preserved, with a blend of Chinese and Western styles, and a mixture of Hu and Han. There are statues of Buddhist niches on the ceiling around the indoor caves, the colors are rich and magnificent, and the several big Buddhas in the open-air caves are solemn and solemn, slightly damaged. All the stone statues were built in the sixty-fourth year of the Northern Wei Dynasty (460-524), which makes people have to admire the greatness and efficiency of the craftsmen at that time. In the past few years, we have painted Longmen, Yungang, and Dazu Rock Carvings. There are still several large grottoes in China, such as Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes and Maijishan Grottoes. You are waiting for me in Gansu.

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亮点liangpoint

The Yungang Grottoes, Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Luoyang Longmen Grottoes and Tianshui Maijishan Grottoes are known as China's four major grotto art treasure houses. In December 2001, they were included in the "World Cultural Heritage List" by UNESCO. As one of the four major grottoes in China and a world cultural heritage, the Yungang Grottoes are forbidden to take pictures in some caves due to the protection of historical sites. If you want to experience the profoundness of the Yungang Grottoes, it is recommended that you take a trip by yourself.

M22****1003

Deliberately choose to travel to Datong in summer, the weather is comfortable and suitable for travel. When you come to Datong, you must go to the grottoes. It is absolutely shocking and definitely worth the ticket. To catch up with the Datong tourism season activities, my husband's ticket was also exempted. We spent money to buy a commentary to learn more about the grottoes, and occasionally listened to the introduction of the tour guide along the way😊

关裕年guanyunian

When you arrive in Datong, you have to go to the Yungang Grottoes. I once went to the Yungang Grottoes in 1957. At that time, the Yungang Grottoes were very desolate, with few people and many flowers, and wild flowers everywhere. The Buddha statues in Yungang Grottoes are also very broken, and there are Buddha statues that can be seen everywhere. Many Buddha statues can even be climbed, and the imagination is also very wonderful. Also updated.

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"Yungang Grottoes"; formerly known as Lingyan Temple and Stone Buddha Temple, is located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain in the western suburbs of Datong City, Shanxi Province. The highest point of Wuzhou Mountain is called Yungang, hence the name: Yungang Grottoes. The cave area is excavated from east to west according to the natural mountain, stretching for about 1 km, magnificent and rich in content. There are 45 main caves, more than 59,000 large and small statues, 209 subsidiary caves, about 1,100 Buddhist niches, and a carving area of more than 18,000 square meters. square meters. The highest statue is 17 meters and the smallest is 2 centimeters. The "Yungang Grottoes" were excavated during the Northern Wei Dynasty (460-525 A.D.), about 60 years ago. "Yungang Grottoes" is one of the largest grottoes in my country. Together with Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang and Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui, they are also known as the four major art treasure houses of grottoes in China.

贝贝猫

From Yangzhou, Jiangsu to Datong, Shanxi, come here on a special trip! Even if it is minus 20 degrees, the enthusiasm for sightseeing will not decrease!