China: The Longmen Grottoes, A UNESCO World Heritage Site

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The Longmen Grottoes are also referred to as Dragon Gate Grottoes. There are over 2,000 caves and niches and more than 100,000 Buddhist images. There are sculptures, inscriptions and carvings everywhere, but I've got to tell it like it is. I liked Datong better. Perhaps, because of the colors still remaining on the Buddhist statues and in the caves.

Western souvenir hunters decapitated whatever they could in days gone by and the Cultural Revolution managed to destroy much of the remaining art. I'd still visit if you are in this area and make up your own mind...

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