Title Yun Gang Grottoes and Northern Wei（English edition）

Published Beijing : China Intercontinental Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (163 pages) Contents Cover; Titlepage; Contents; About the author; CHAPTER I: ENIGMAS OF THE YUNGANG GROTTOES; CHAPTER II: THE SOUL OF THE YUNGANG GROTTOES; CHAPTER III: THE AFFECTION OF THE YUNGANG GROTTOES; CHAPTER IV: LIGHT OF THE YUNGANG GROTTOES; CHAPTER V: FALL OF THE YUNGANG GROTTOES; CHAPTER VI: RHYTHMS OF THE YUNGANG GROTTOES; Copyright; Editorial Committee; Backcover Summary Yungang Caves, one of China's four most famous "Buddhist Caves Art Treasure Houses, is located about sixteen kilometers west of Datong, Shanxi Province. There exists 53 caves, most of which are made during the Northern Wei Dynasty between 460 and 494 AD, and over 51, 000 stone sculptures Notes Print version record Subject Buddhist cave temples -- China -- Shanxi Sheng Buddhist cave temples Northern Wei Dynasty (China) SUBJECT China -- History -- Northern Wei dynasty, 386-534. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024050 Yungang Caves (China) -- History Subject China China -- Shanxi Sheng China -- Yungang Caves Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9787508525389 7508525388

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