Longmen National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Longmen National Park
Among Longmen's wealth of world-famous treasures are flying Apsaras, and fine works of Chinese calligraphy, represented by the 20 Longmen Calligraphic Samples. These are 20 pieces of calligraphy deemed perfect and correct representatives of the time they were created. Enshrined in 2,100 cave-temples are 3,600 stone inscriptions and over 100,000 large and small Buddhist statues. The 17-m-high statue of Vairocana in Fengxian Temple is the most representative of the trove. Construction of Longman Shiku (Dragon Gate Grottoes), one of three major grottoes in China, began in 494 CE, but it was not until theSuiandTang dynastiesthat it acquired the scale as we see it today.
Where to Stay in Longmen National Park
- 🏨Luoyang Dongshan Hotel
Longmen National Park Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including: