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Yungang Grottoes
The Yungang Grottoes are Buddhist cave temples near Datong in Shanxi province, China, carved mainly between about 460 and 494 under the Northern Wei, whose capital was then Pingcheng. Begun under the monk Tanyao after a persecution of Buddhism ended, they contain about 51,000 statues, including five colossal Buddhas thought to represent Northern Wei emperors. They are a World Heritage Site.
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