Li Tianwen
The land of the Central Plains not only has a long and splendid history and civilization, but also beautiful rivers and mountains, outstanding people, and spirits. As one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, Henan has been a place of heroes and humanities since ancient times.
Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, legends have been written on this land: Xia Qi built the capital, Shang Tang toured south, and Zhou Gong went east...... Until now, Henan is still a desirable tourist destination.
There are thousands of miles of Taihang Mountain, the surging water of the mother river of the Yellow River, and countless famous cultural landscapes at home and abroad.
Speaking of Henan, I have to mention the Longmen Grottoes. Waiting for more than a thousand years just to meet you, Longmen Grottoes - the highest peak of Chinese grottoes.
"If you ask about the ancient and modern affairs, please only look at Luoyang City." To learn about the history of more than a thousand years ago, be sure to go to the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang. On the afternoon of September 25, we left Laojun Mountain and walked into the Longmen Grottoes.
The Longmen Grottoes, one of the four major grottoes in China, are located in Luolong District, Luoyang City, Henan Province, and are one of the famous Buddhist grottoes in China, famous for their long history and magnificent natural scenery. It is the treasure house of stone carving art with the largest number of statues in the world, and has been rated as "the highest peak of Chinese stone carving art" by UNESCO, ranking first among the major grottoes in China, and is a world cultural heritage. National AAAAA tourist attraction.
Longmen Grottoes have been built for more than 1,400 years after more than 10 dynasties, and there are 234 existing cave niches, forming a magnificent grotto belt that stretches for 1 kilometer and resembles dragon scales, which is one of the longest grottoes in the world. This eternal swan song carved on the stone is the best encounter in the Tang Dynasty.
Legend of the dragon gate by the Yu water and Yi water above the digging of Longmen Mountain opened, the fish leaping dragon gate also occurs here, the Yi River water flows through it, the distance looks like a natural gate, so the ancient name is "Yi Que". Now the east bank of the Yishui River is called "Xiangshan" because Wu Zetian built the Xiangshan Temple, and the West Mountain continues to be called "Longmen Mountain". With the Yihe River as the boundary, the grottoes are divided into two parts, the West Mountain Grottoes are mostly the works of the Tang Dynasty, and the West Mountain Grottoes were excavated in the Northern Dynasty and the Sui and Tang dynasties, and are the part of the essence of Longmen, including the Lushena Buddha statue of Fengxian Temple and the "Longmen Twenty Products" in the Guyang Cave. The grottoes began to be dug in the Northern Wei Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and finally ended in the Qing Dynasty. It was built with a large number of painted colors, most of which have faded today. Most of the statues were built by royal nobles, and it is the only royal grotto in the world. There are mainly according to the image of Wu Zetian shaped by the Lushena Buddha, Emperor Xiaowen for the Empress Dowager Feng to dig the Guyang Cave, Lanling King Sun Yu Wan Buddha Cave statue, Li Tai for the eldest grandson Empress to build Binyang South Cave, Wei Guifei chisel Jingshan Temple, Gao Lishi for Tang Xuanzong to build Amitayus Buddha and so on.
Stepping into the Dragon Gate, you will instantly feel like you are in a thousand-year-old art treasure trove. Every statue is history, and every scene is shocking. In the shoulder to shoulder, look at the big stone from afar, look at the big stone closely, and deeply appreciate the beauty of the Longmen Grottoes. In the cave, there are people holding pan flutes, pipas, and drums and flutes; There are fierce and brave kings; There are innocent disciples; There are light and fluttering flying heavens; There are strange flowers, rare birds and beasts...... This is the charm of the Longmen Grottoes, showing the beauty of art that transcends time and space.
The Longmen Grottoes are famous for their grand scale, exquisite art and rich connotation. Standing on the cliff for thousands of years without being able to, it shows the superb carving skills and outstanding artistic wisdom of ancient architects, and is a "milestone" of Chinese cave art. ”
Only immersive can you feel the shock of the Lushena Buddha, when you step by step to climb the platform, in an instant you and the Buddha look at each other, a glance of the millennium sigh the glory of Chinese civilization, the greatness of the ancestors.
Longmen Grottoes this time is my second visit, 20 years when I came to make me feel very shocked, 20 years later the scenic area expanded N times, the willow trees on the river bank swayed in the wind, the Yishui River is clear, the environment is more beautiful, and the night field is increased. At night, the moment the lights come on, there is really a kind of hidden excitement, and I feel that there is a dialogue with history in time and space.