China - Longmen Grottoes or Caves - Travel - Jim Rogers World Adventure

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In this video Jim and Paige visit the Longmen Grottoes or Caves in China.

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The Longmen Grottoes or Longmen Caves are located 12 km south of present day Luòyáng in Hénán province, China. The grottoes, which overwhelmingly depict Buddhist subjects, are densely dotted along the two mountains: Xiangshan (to the east) and Longmenshan (to the west). The Yi River flows northward between them. For this reason, the area used to be called Yique (The Gate of the Yi River). From north to south, the distance covered by grottoes is about one km. Along with the Mogao Caves and Yungang Grottoes, the Longmen Grottoes are one of the three most famous ancient sculptural sites in China. There are over 2100 niches, more than 100,000 statues, some 40 pagodas and 3600 tablets and steles in the caves of Guyang, Binyang and Lianhua.


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[wbyou]

I was born in this area, I don't think there were people living in caves at that time, not this area at least... though in the poorest areas in China at that time, it was possible for few people to live in caves.

[thelisamannshow]

@qmfrank127 Yes, there are still some Buddhist monks who live in caves or who live in solitude in the mountains. It is a shrinking tradition.

[Dahon5]

Who is this lady? His wife?

[Bloodlovefreak]

She is a hottie.

[qmfrank127]

So in 1999, she thinks there are still lots of ppl in China living in caves?! I hope that's not what she is really thinking