Luoyang, Longmen Grottoes

Tickets for the opening hours:
    Longmen Grottoes, White Park (Bai tomb), Xiangshan Temple, one vote system to implement the three attractions, tickets 120. Tickets for the postcard style, opposite the ticket office have a mailbox, you can tear off directly to the ticket will be mailed a postcard home collection. Rent machines to listen to a voice guide describes the price is 20 yuan, the price of your tour guide is 50 yuan. Opening hours: Spring, Summer, Fall: 7:00 am - 6:30 pm Winter: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm 4 per year 1st - October 10 night tour goal 6:30 - 10: 00, 9:00 pm closes.
Transportation Overview:
    Luoyang train station from the bus 81, to, drive about 40 minutes to play around 35 yuan. There are other places to sit from 53 urban and 60 road can also be reached. Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes and also between the shuttle off, the goal → Shaolin: 130 fare, the earliest start at 10 am, no later than 14:30 Shaolin → gantry: 110 fare, the earliest departure at 11:30, later than 16:00 . Tickets include tickets, fares, tour guide service fee, four times a day. Tip: 1, Lung Mun area from the scenic parking lot gate, Dongshan and Xishan attractions are still a little distance between the proposed cable car to buy Dragon Pass 10. 2, get off in the parking lot near the vendors want you to have their car on the entrance to the Longmen Grottoes, cut Do not listen, they got me to be elsewhere.
Attractions Description:
 
       Shanxi Yungang Grottoes Longmen Grottoes, Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes and Tianshui Maijishan and said China's four grottoes.
It is located thirteen kilometers south of Luoyang, Longmen here is between two mountains Xiangshan and Iraq and over the river flow through from a distance like a natural Que door, so called as "Yique." To the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Guang Mang had boarded the mountains north of Luoyang, I saw the south of Luoyang Yique to his attendants, this is not the real dragons of the portal it? Why not here the ancient capital? Flatter a minister replied, ancient non do not know, just waiting for you to do His Majesty. Hearing Dragon Emperor Yantai Yue, built in Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Sui Dynasty, the palace's main entrance is on the Yique, since then, has been the habit of Yique called a gantry.
Gantry beautiful, scenic, spring bright. Since ancient times, color was included in Luoyang, Longmen eight wonders of the highest in the Tang Dynasty poet, once said: "Luo are suburbs, the landscape of victory, the first goal Yan." Longmen Grottoes to cut the cliff in the mountains and rivers. It began cutting in from the Northern Wei Ping Cheng Xiaowen (now Datong City, Shanxi) Qianduluoyang around. Xiaowen States was deeply biased against northern domination, and is located in Luoyang, Central China's favorable natural conditions, so in AD 493 Qianduluoyang, while beginning the construction off the Longmen Grottoes. Longmen Grottoes through the Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi Dynasty, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang and Song Dynasty and so North Korea, carving off up to 400 years, of which the Northern Wei and Tang Dynasty, 140 years of large-scale construction, and thus all the caves in the gantry, the Northern Wei caves about 30%, 60% of the Tang Dynasty, only 10% of other dynasties. According to statistics, the two sides of mountains of existing Kukan 2345, pagoda 70 blocks. Longmen Grottoes of China's ancient inscriptions the largest one, the ancient Forest of Stone Tablets is known, there were inscriptions inscription over 2860 pieces, including the prestigious Dragon twenty products and Chu Sui Liang's Yique shrines of the monument, were Weibei body and Tang Kai model, rated as a superior art of Chinese calligraphy for. 11 more than the whole mountain Dragon statue statues, the largest Buddha statues Lushena, 17.14 meters-high, head 4 meters high, 1.9 meters long ears; the smallest of the Buddha in the Lianhua, each only 2 cm, called dermabrasion.
Longmen Grottoes is the ancient royal statues vow most concentrated areas, it is the embodiment of royal will and acts. Northern Wei and Tang Dynasty statues reflect the very different style of the times. Northern Wei statues in the Yungang Grottoes lost here, rugged, majestic, vigorous features, and breath of life gradually thicken towards lively, handsome, modest. The Northern Wei statues, long, thin face, thin shoulders, chest, straight, flat blade with carved drapery, Jian Jin simple. People advocating the Northern Wei Dynasty to thin for the United States, so also the pursuit of Buddhist sculpture statues show bone-like art style as clear. The Tang Dynasty, people like the fat for the United States, so the Tang Dynasty Buddha's face rounded, generous shoulders, chest uplift, the drapery of the sculpture using a round blade, natural and smooth. Longmen Grottoes in the Tang Dynasty statues inherited the fine traditions of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but also learn from the Han Chinese culture, creating a lively and vigorous style of the simple nature of realism, achieved the pinnacle of Buddhist sculpture art.
Longmen Grottoes is the history of calligraphy art treasures. Twenty well-known Longmen Calligraphy products, the offspring of Beituo connoisseurs from the Longmen Grottoes in mind the many stone statues of calligraphy selected from the best. These inscriptions not only records the vows were statues of the motivation, purpose, phases of archaeological caves also provide a basis for dating. Kang Qing scholars have advocated the use of social writing Weibei body, also praised Rubbings ten United States, such as: strokes jump, structural by nature, flesh and blood-horses and so on. Until now, Weibei body also as banners, decorated with extensive use of the word. Thus, twenty items in calligraphy occupies a pivotal position.
Longmen Grottoes Buddhist culture, artistic expression, but it also reflects the prevailing political, economic and cultural fashion. Retain a large number of caves of religion, art, architecture, calligraphy, music, clothing, medicine and other aspects of physical data, therefore, it is a large stone Museum of Art.
【Introduction】 cave
Longmen Grottoes is located 12 km south of Luoyang City is a beautiful place, there is the East, West confrontation between two of Castle Peak, northern Iraq, the water flows slowly. Viewed from afar, like a natural Que door, so called as "Yique." Since ancient times, the first goal for the travel landscape.
Cut at the beginning of the Longmen Grottoes of Emperor Qianduluoyang (AD 493) before and after, and later, after things Wei, Northern Qi Dynasty, Song Dynasty to the Sui and Tang dynasties, a succession of large-scale construction such as 400 years ago. Clouds in the mountains of Iraqi water, the two sides of cliffs, 1 km long north-south, the existing Kukan 2345, inscriptions and inscriptions of more than 2680 products, pagoda 70 seats, 10 statues more than respect. One of the biggest statues of up to 17.14 meters, the smallest only 2 centimeters. These are reflected out of the working people of ancient China high artistic attainments.
Fengxian Temple is the Longmen Grottoes in the Tang Dynasty, one of the largest caves, 30 meters wide, and standing. According to the inscription records, this cave dug in the Tang Emperor Li Zhi and Wu reign, was built in AD 675. Evident in the Tang Dynasty Buddhist cave art of Buddhist characteristics, surface abundance of fat, drooping ears, form a complete, peaceful, gentle, friendly, very moving. Seated Buddha Caves is the middle of the Longmen Grottoes Losana the largest Buddha statue, height 17.14 meters, the first 4 meters high, 1.9 meters long ears, plump shape, instrument grand, flowing drapery, with a high degree of artistic appeal, it is an exquisite of art. According to Buddhist scriptures say, Lushena means light all over. The image of Buddha, Feng Yi Xiu eyes, mouth slightly at was like a smile, head slightly, looking down slightly as state, like a wise and kindly middle-aged women, it is Jinger fear. It was observed that when in shaping the image of Buddha, the noble sentiment, rich in emotions, open mind and elegant appearance, perfect combination, therefore, she has great artistic charm. There are two disciples on both sides of Losana Kasyapa Buddha and Ananda, gentle form of piety, kind and cheerful Second Buddha. King Satisfy pagoda, bold look burly. And even more impressive, like Guinness, I saw his right hand on his hips, his left hand clasped together, magnificent, lifelike.
Qian Xi Temple
Qian River Dragon Temple is the northern end of the first major Western Hills Cave. It is high, more than nine meters wide each, nearly seven meters depth, about thirteen hundred years ago, was built in the early Tang Dynasty. Kuding caisson to cut in a large lotus flower. Sumeru Buddha Amitabha sitting in the main stage, face aging fullness, chest uplift, vertical ramp In front of the drapery, well-proportioned body parts, and looked wise, the whole attitude gives a serene kind of feeling. Disciple of the Lord Buddha Kasyapa the left and right for the little disciple Ananda. Next to the two disciples were Avalokiteshvara and other Bodhisattvas. Especially the south wall of the other Bodhisattvas, plump shape honest, gentle manners, in the National Palace Museum has a display more than one copy. Amitabha Buddha and the two sides were known as the Western Trinity, that is in charge of the Western Paradise of the three saints, is the object of the Buddhist Pure Land faith.
Binyang in the hole
Binyang representative of the Northern Wei Dynasty in the hole is the cave. "Binyang" means to meet the birth of the sun. Binyang three holes drilled in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Northern Wei Emperor Xiaowen of the Xuanwu Di to do good deeds for his father built. It started in 500 AD, which lasted 24 years, employment of 802,366, as occurred after the palace coup and the host Liu Teng died and other reasons, the planned three caves (Binyang in the hole, South Cave, North Cave) only completed in a hole that Binyang, South Cave and North Cave are to the Tang Dynasty statues to complete a major.
Binyang in the cave for the U-shaped flat, dome roof, central carved lotus petals Baogai large lotus pose, lotus flower surrounded by eight days and two dependent Heaven Music and Dancing. They belt she flies, the wind flying around in the lotus canopy, beautiful and moving gesture. Inside the Buddhas of the subject matter, that in the past, present and future Buddhas. Lord Buddha Sakyamuni. He is the founder of Buddhism, the original name was noted 达多乔达摩, it was in ancient India Suddhodana son. He and China's Confucius lived in the same age to be older than 12 years of Confucius. He was a monk at the age of 29, after six years of enlightenment, Buddha, founder of Buddhism. As thin as the Northern Wei Dynasty advocating the United States, so the Lord Buddha Sakyamuni, lean cheeks, neck elongated, slender body. Drapery-intensive sculptures by the Northern Wei Dynasty in the straight blade. After the Emperor Xiaowen Qianduluoyang implemented a series of localization policy, so the Lord Buddha cave costumes that changed the Yungang Grottoes Buddhist favoring his right shoulder style robe, and wearing a robe Kuanpao big sleeves. Second, all the disciples of Buddha stood, two monks. Second, the Air Buddha with a smile, gentle honest. Statues around the wall but also have a shop, is a Buddha and two Bodhisattvas, the praise with a robe Bo clothing, stand on rosette cover.
North and south sides of the anterior wall of the cave, there are four exquisite relief from top to bottom. The first layer is the "Offerings" theme of the story of relief, called "Vimalakirti change." The second is two Buddhist Jataka stories. The third layer is the famous Empress Buddha figure. The fourth layer is "Ten Gods" like relief. Especially those located in the third layer Empress Buddha figure, they reflect the court's Buddhist activities, carved out of the Buddhist religious, serious, quiet state of mind, model is accurate, beautifully produced, representing the genre painting of life at a high level of development, great artistic value and historical value. Regrettably, however, in the last century, three, four decades on the stolen abroad. Are now on display at New York's Metropolitan Museum and the Nelson Art Museum Kansas.
Binyang South Cave
Binyang South Cave for the Northern Wei Dynasty holes drilled, but the hole several statues of Buddha are the major completed in the early Tang. Amitabha Buddha is the main cave, face full, generous shoulders, plump body, reflecting the Tang Dynasty, the style of the fat for the United States. Binyang South Cave is the fourth son of Emperor Li Shimin Lee Tae-king on the basis of waste in the Northern Wei Dynasty and continued cutting from its mother Empress was built to do good deeds, are the works of the transitional period.
Carving shrines
Carving a total of seven shrines statues, of which three seated Buddha, four standing Buddha, this temple statues combination is extremely rare in our caves. The middle of the main Buddha Maitreya, sitting in the square pedestal, overhead damage, only carved the contours, not polished. According to Buddhist records, Maitreya is the "future Buddha" Buddha Sakyamuni as a successor to the now emerging. Maitreya belief in its accession to the throne by Empress Wu to create public opinion, then ascended the throne himself as "Cheshire" (that is, Maitreya), and promoted the popular belief of Maitreya. Shrine Carving cut is in this historical context emerged, with the collapse of the right Wuzhou Zheng, Cliff ceased and therefore the three shrines. Although this group of statues is a semi-finished products, but for us to understand the Grotto cut program provides a valuable kind of information.
Poke holes
Poke holes carved by the cave north and south sides were neatly arranged the fifteen thousand small Buddha named. Chamber before and after the cave was, before the room made two wrestlers, two lions, after the chamber made a Buddha and two disciples of the Buddha II King II is the most complete combination of Longmen Grotto caves. Kuding have a beautiful lotus flower, surrounded by lotus is an inscription around the inscription: "Great Tang Yonglong into the first year of November 30, large monitor Yao God tables, shipped within the Zen temple, a shrine fifteen thousand Zunxiang" . It shows that the cave is a female officer in the palace at the second table and the temple of God Yao Chi Wan dug under the auspices of Jackson, was completed in the first year of the Wing Lung Tang Emperor AD 680. Lord Buddha as the Buddha inside the cave, sitting in the double lotus pedestal, full round face, shoulders, generous, simple drapery smooth rounded knife used in the Tang Dynasty sculptures. Lord Buddha Shi "Fearless India", said the earth fear, conceit. Lord Buddha sitting in the lotus throne, carved in the waist area four Deva King, then struggling up the majestic calm with the Lord Buddha in sharp contrast, but set off by the Lord Buddha's serenity. Lord Buddha also fifty-two behind the lotus flower, lotus flower on each one Bodhisattvas are sitting, they sit or side, or holding a lotus, or whispered, and looked different, like different groups of girls like. Fifty-two representatives of the Buddha Buddha from the beginning to the last practice of rank, that is, Shi Xin, ten lives, ten rows back to ten, ten, the other felt, Miaojue.
Neatly inside two walls in the north and south engraved fifteen thousand small Buddha statues, each only four centimeters high statue. Two walls in the north and south walls of the base on each engraved with the six SKILL people, dancers in the melodious sound of music dance, figure to be light, graceful.
The magnificent caves, to show people the ideal of the Western Paradise Land, express a warm and cheerful, Peoples Buddha's atmosphere.
The south side entrance there is a Bodhisattva, she is Buddha Longmen Grottoes in the Tang Dynasty as the fine example of many. 85 cm-high Buddha, head tilted to the right, the body as "s \ \ \ '-shaped curve, the whole attitude is very dignified and beautiful. Master Mei Lanfang, a famous theatrical tour early goal, he was the image of her beautiful attract and much appreciated, since through the art of processing, successfully applied to his performances.
Lianhua
Lianhua for Kuding high relief carved a large lotus flower is named, some dug in between the Northern Wei Dynasty. Lotus is a symbol of Buddhism, the name thing, which means mud, but not stained. Therefore, the Buddhist Grottoes Grottoes more to Lotus as a decoration, but as this huge beautiful Lianhua Grottoes in high relief a large lotus flower, also rare in the Longmen Grottoes. Flying Lotus around the figure to be light, slender waist dress, gesture freely.
Wall built inside the cave is a Buddha and two disciples of the Second Buddha, statues of Lord Buddha statue, a praise band Bo clothing robe, the folds clean and clear. This is the Buddha of the lobby like that when the Buddha preached to the image out. Two disciples are bas-relief, deep head left disciple Kasyapa high nose, chest bones unexpected, holding a pewter staff, like a Western monk, but unfortunately its head stolen early years, the existing French Guimet Museum.
Longmen Grottoes Buddhist smallest, only 2 cm high, these high-profit-inch non-small Buddhas in the side wall of the south Lianhua, vivid and detailed, lifelike.
Fengxian Temple
Fengxian Temple, Longmen Grottoes is the largest and most exquisite art of a group of cliff-based sculptures. The north side of the main Buddhist inscription rosette called "The Great Losana like niche", because it belongs to the royal temple at Fengxian Temple and commonly known as "Fengxian Temple." There were nine big footer like in the middle for the Lushena Lord Buddha, for Buddha's Bao Shenfo, 17.14 m-high, head 4 meters high, ears up to 1.9 meters. Buddha full round face, head for the wavy-shaped hairline. Crescent eyebrows curved, attached to eyes and stared straight ahead slightly. High straight nose, small mouth, exposing the peaceful smile. Long and slightly to the ears drooping rounded chin and slightly forward suddenly. Harmony harmony, tranquility itself, dressed in cassock through shoulder, drapery simple minimalist style of the drapery of a concentric circle, the picture clear and holy abnormal contrast.
Vicissitudes, experienced and prudent of the disciple Kasyapa, Hui Wen Shuncong small disciple Ananda, look restrained, Yong Rong Huagui of the Buddha, the King of the British Wu Xiongjian, aggressive wrestlers together constitute the main Buddha Losana a group full of texture modality Images of art.
Fengxian Temple of the nine footer behind as many large rectangle of small niches, which is about the Song and Jin times, people like the niches in order to protect a large, wooden structure built by niche roof architecture, the building of a statue of the ventilation accelerated weathering of statues, which were later removed.
Fengxian Temple, with its large art statues and grand scale, superb stone carving art of the highest in the peak in our country, and has become a model for stone art, time has become a symbol of the great Tang Dynasty.
Gu Yang-dong
Guyang hole in the southern section of the Longmen Shan, dug in AD 493, is cut Longmen Grottoes in the first group, the most abundant of Buddhism, one of the highest cave art of calligraphy. It is the grand scale, spectacular momentum. Hole north wall engraved with the italics "ancient Yang hole" in the name, to the end of the Qing dynasty, the Taoists as the main image of Buddha altered into Lord Lao Zi, misinformation I have been practicing here Dan, the Gu Yang hole called Laojun hole.
Guyang hole is a natural limestone cave dug into. Lotus caisson Kuding no ground horseshoe. Lord, like Sakyamuni, a double-collar robe hanging type, thin face, lookin smile, peacefully sitting in the side table, stand in the Lord Buddha on the left hand Aquarius is the Goddess of Mercy, is to get the right friction Pearl of Great Strength Bodhisattva Nigeria, they look quiet, calm deportment.
Guyang hole the size of hundreds of shrines, carved decoration made very beautiful, especially the performance of the shape of the niche, columbarium niches and the amount of lintel design, colorful, varied, and some petals like pointed arches, some house-shaped construction, some curtains and tassels, and create a niche carved frieze Buddha Stories, such as: Yang-dong the south wall of the ancient Buddha niches with many treasures, the birth of a tree, students step by step lotus, Kowloon, empowerment, etc., is about Siddhartha from his right armpit mother Maya was born, just born, and left seven steps, each step of the step is a lotus birth, called students step by step lotus, he stood on the platform side, there are nine dragons in the sky water bath for him.
Yang Wei-dong ancient royal vow is the most concentrated areas statues. These VIPs hesitate to spend huge amounts of money, cut Kukan, in order to merit planting, praying to avoid disaster, and left a calligraphy collection - Dragon twenty products. Nineteenth hole to share the ancient sun products, other goods in kind in Hong kiln. Twenty items gantry is selected from the Northern Wei Dynasty twenty different statues in mind, they recorded the shrines of carving time, the characters and the purpose. Twenty product features are: correct font and generous, the momentum of energetic funky, guitar body, a pen between the Han Li and Tang Kai. Kang Qing scholars have advocated the use of social writing Weibei body, and now, the goal is still twenty-goods endless artistic charm, attracts many overseas friends across the sea, in order to be able to witness this strange calligraphy Jane.
Prescription hole
After reading the ancient sun-dong, we came to the recipe hole recipe hole carved doors because there are many cave named after the Tang Dynasty prescription. It began cutting in the late Northern Wei, the Eastern Wei, Northern Qi Dynasty, to the Tang Dynasty also still carving. Hole five statues, body stiff little curve, short and thick neck, body Shuozhuang, bodhisattva crown ribbon on both sides of a long, drooping to the upper arm. These are the characteristics of the Northern Qi Dynasty statues. Portal prescription engraved on both sides of 150 kinds of drugs used are mostly of plant, animal and mineral medicine. Prescriptions related to medicine, surgery, pediatrics, ENT, etc., which can be found in the folk medicine involved, largely to facilitate the common people. These prescriptions can not only treat common diseases, but also the treatment of incurable diseases, such as: treatment of esophageal cancer treatment side can choke. Of which 95 parties in the 10th century by a Japanese scholar included in the "medical center square" in the demonstration of its value and impact. Prescription prescription hole is the earliest existing stone of prescriptions, the study of Chinese medicine plays an important role.
Drum hole Taichung
After reading the Western Hills caves, we had a bridge to the Dongshan diffuse water caves. Dongshan not open before the foot of the road, the top was originally a stone platform. Fengxian Temple Legend of the year completed, the Empress Wu personally led the Baiguan your visit to the goal, presided over the grand opening of the ceremony, a huge band drum platform will add to the fun in that, so here is called the drum sets put future generations. Adjacent drum sets drum sets three holes called three holes.
This is ominous hole in Taichung, Tai Wan Ng, also known as the Buddha cave. Cave is a Zen Wu Zhou, China, is specializing in Zen Buddhism, meditation-based denominations. "Meditation" is considered stable and cease to kill the meaning. For dome-shaped roof, and ornate lotus caisson, a Buddha and two Bodhisattvas statues, sagging knees Lord Buddha sitting Maitreya Buddha, the wall base has twenty-five Ocean Images of high relief, from the south wall of the west to the north wall of West only. Ocean Images form a semi-circular decorative band, Ocean Images Ocean side are engraved are some from the "Tibetan cause transfer payment method" described in Scripture extract their background and characteristics of the Ocean. Laid down in the scriptures and more mixed with new characters in Wu Zhou, Wu and Zhou dynasties which Yes Yes Zen operated by the cave.
Drum hole Taipei
Taipei ominous hole is dug earlier in the Longmen Grottoes, the largest grotto statues Tantric, Tantric Buddhism China factions belonging to one, which originated from India, resulting in the seventh century, the Buddhist Tantric Buddhism in the last faction , Esoteric Buddhism was introduced into China, in China, promote, or even widely known in Japan, North Korea, as well as esoteric religious leaders and their activities are, and the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, and has a very close relationship.
Taipei hole for the dome drum top, U-shaped plane, 4 meters high, 4.9 meters wide, making an caisson for the lotus, surrounded by four flying. The result of weathering and erosion has been unclear. It is said that the main north-dong like, three Buddha statues in the hole and the hole of a Buddha statue south, are moving into the Republic of China from elsewhere. Three large seated Buddha inside the cave, the Dongbi Vairocana the main Buddha, which means the sun, that is, except the dark times out of Italy, so called "big day, if they visit", which headband crown, with arm arm Kushiro the Buddha image installed, such as high 2.45 meters, 0.9 meters high at the end Jia Fuzuo units sit on top of Sumeru.
The anterior wall of the south side of the hole in the North, carved a statue of Guanyin eight arms, like the 1.83 m high, sitting on the round table sat barefoot in the anterior wall of the north side also has four carved side-arm Guanyin ten, like 1.9 meters high, barefoot sit at the round table stand.
Look through Temple
Look for the Wu Temple period through the sculpture, two-room structure, the first room there are dozens of small niche cliff statues, the main room into the deep 1170 cm, width 1116 cm, 825 cm high, flat, square, flat, vertical walls, three walls carved out of the lower part of the mass and height of 180 cm Lohan twenty-nine ancestral law (positive wall 11, two walls were 9), is the most beautiful of the Tang Dynasty Ocean Images is a long room, according to Sui Fei "ancient magic mind" Inscription. This not only carved statues carved a large cave Lohan, seems a large meditation hall, may be drilled under the auspices of Zen. The temple is the goal to see one of the largest cave in Dongshan, 29 propagating Ocean intact.
Xiangshan Temple
Thirteen Xiangshan Temple is located 13 kilometers south of the ancient city of Luoyang, Shanxi incense at Au, and the world cultural heritage - Xishan Longmen Grottoes Cave area and Japan, across the river, and the Longmen Grottoes and White Park, Dongshan District, Cave intricately linked, stand side by side neighborhood.
Hong Ge Xiangshan named because it is abundant. Xiangshan Temple was built in Northern Wei Xiping micro first year (AD 516), Tang Chuigong three years (AD 687), Indian monk came to China to po blame Lo (Sunshine) buried here, for the placement of the body rebuild its left temple. Tianshou first year (AD 690), the Wu emperor in Luoyang, the establishment of Wu of the Zhou Dynasty, Liang Wangwu think twice petitioned, Chik name "Xiangshan Temple," and rebuilt the monastery, then cut the Han Xiangshan Temple dangerous, flying Court Gun, towering spectacular , Wu Hsing often drive the pro tour, Royal Xiangshan stone floor to sit toward the temple. Left a "poetry wins Xiangshan Jin Pao," the story. Don Japan six years (832 AD), six or seven million donors in Henan Bai Guan Yin, Xiangshan Temple rebuilt, and essays, "Revised Xiangshan Temple in" Temple were boosted, the article begins with the first sentence that is respected Xiangshan Temple "Luo are suburbs landscape of victory, the first goal Yan, gantry ten Temple, Tour wins, Xiangshan first Yan," Bai since the number "Xiangshan lay" and as full of monks, who formed a "nine old Xiangshan will" chant in the Temple of the classroom understory, Huichang six years (AD 846) Bai's death, chose to leave buried in Xiangshan Temple, such as full master tower side. Song and Jin Dynasties Xiangshan Temple still exist, abandoned Yuan Dynasty, the Qing Emperor Kangxi rebuilt, Emperor Qianlong had Xunxing Xiangshan Temple, praising "Dragon Temple, where the ten, the first number of the Fragrant Hills," and this poem was taken from him by the poem "Xiangshan Temple II The first, "was engraved in stone above the Temple of the Emperor Qianlong in the Fragrant Hills stands this monument to Beiting, more than two centuries, and Qing Early Republic, but also gradually deserted Xiangshan Temple, Xiangshan Temple in 1936 to re- construction, in order to celebrate the fiftieth birthday in Chiang Kai-shek established a two-story temple. Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling several times in the summer, this building small building located in the southeast of the Xiangshan Temple, known as the "House of Song Jiang." After liberation, the Xiangshan Temple has been repaired many times, and now, in order to implement the "Travel Strong City" strategy to expand the Longmen Grottoes scenic tourist attractions, rich cultural connotation of Xiangshan Temple, improve quality of tourism Xiangshan Temple, carry forward the traditional Chinese culture, Luoyang municipal government and the Longmen Grottoes Authority pursuant to "the Longmen Grottoes area planning" and "protection of the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang City regulations," investment of 600 million in the first half of 2003 completed the transformation of Xiangshan Temple. The renovation project from the end of 2002 to be completed in early April 2003, which lasted 100 days, creating the most speed of the temple. This is also the Xiangshan Temple, the fifth time in the history of restoration, the new style of the Tang reference Xiangshan Temple, House of Song Jiang, Emperor Qianlong Stele Pavilion, the mantle of tower to be repaired as historical relics, retention, protection. Built at the site of the Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Main Hall, renovation of King Hall, Arhat Hall, walking tour Road and so on.
 
Heritage Collection】 【
Dragon Museum has 36 statues, inscriptions 8, statues 48, 32 artifacts, porcelain 64, bronze 32, 64 brick, stone 16, 160 tablets painting is our heritage.
 
】 【Best time to travel
The spring drought, hot and rainy summer, mild autumn and winter cold, the average annual temperature of 15 degrees.
In the year April 1 to May 10 of the Luoyang Peony Fair Peony during the tour and tour the Longmen Grottoes.
For busy travelers do not take care Peony, Longmen Grottoes is undoubtedly the best tourist season is autumn, autumn, mountain climbing and travel, in fact, joy.
 
Food】 【area
Longmen Grottoes of Luoyang water is the most unique seats, the main entrees to soup, and eat one for one, such as flowing water, hence the name. Has passed the Royal Palace, is the preferred treat Luoyang. May be to the old city Yao Yao, really different, Bin Wu, Luoyang restaurant taste.
There is "no turning soup," hundred years of history has been, throughout the area and the streets of Luoyang.
 
Shopping】 【area
There are many specialty Luoyang, from handicrafts to native wares. The famous Tang Dynasty, Luoyang has been for centuries. Luoyang Luoyang is a traditional embroidery crafts, more than 2,000 years of history. There are souvenirs of Luoyang Impression Series, Luoyang stones, jade plum, cherry Luoyang Yellow River carp, Dukang wine ... ...
Luoyang shopping environment is quite good. Major shopping malls not only offers visitors a dazzling array of world famous brand, quality domestic products, home appliances, fashion, jewelry and other goods, and, entertainment and accommodation facilities are everything. Handicrafts: bamboo CTP antique bronze embroidered Luoyang Luoyang Luoyang Tang San Cai Wang Mazi Scissors lanterns copper posts Cheng Nai Yan Zhao Bingyan.
Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang to the theme of the numerous tourist souvenirs, such as the Fengxian Temple Longmen Grottoes scenic spot in Luoyang impression of the theme of the Buddhas refrigerator, craft pen, CD boxes, portable ashtray, notes this, as well as cartoon Longmen Grottoes image as the prototype of the key chains, playing cards and other small souvenirs