Northern Wei carves the Yungang Grottoes

Period

c. AD 460

Region

China

Place

핑청 (다퉁)

Category

Culture

The Yungang Grottoes, formerly the Wuzhoushan Grottoes, are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, then called Pingcheng, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China, along with Longmen and Mogao.

Sources: Wikipedia — Yungang Grottoes · CC BY-SA 4.0

Earlier and later events nearby

1. c. 1250 BCOracle bone script
2. 260 BCBattle of Changping
3. AD 184Yellow Turban Rebellion
4. c. AD 460Northern Wei carves the Yungang GrottoesThis page
5. AD 755–763An Lushan rebellion
6. 1271Founding of the Yuan dynasty
7. 1581Single whip law enacted empire-wide

Who ruled this land

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