Wuguantun Grottoes

Wuguantun Grottoes

Wuguantun grottoes are located in the Yungang Valley, which was famous as a Buddhist holy land in the Northern Wei Dynasty, 8 kilometers northwest of Yungang Grottoes.

Historical evolution

The excavation of Wuguantun Grottoes is inseparable from Yungang Grottoes. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, wuzhoushan and wuzhouchuan in front of the mountain were regarded as sacred places of Buddhism. Therefore, large-scale construction was carried out in this valley, with mountains and caves dug everywhere, statues and temples built, lasting for 30 Li. According to the records in guanghongmingji of Tang Dynasty, "the valley is thirty Li deep In the grottoes, Qili is extremely high and connected with Buddhist niches. There are intermittent places in the rest, so the number of Buddha statues should be measured. "It can be seen from the above description that the 30 Li intermittent Buddhist temple niches include Yungang Grottoes and Wuguantun grottoes.

Construction features

The Wuguantun grottoes are built on the cliffs of the riverside. Under them is wuzhouchuan (now known as Shilihe). The river flows from northwest to Southeast. There are 15 Grottoes in the north, but they are very small.

The Wuguantun grottoes are 15 in size, the large one is 3 square meters, and the small one can only accommodate one person. In the past, the grottoes were tall and steep. Due to several major repairs of national highway 109, the grottoes are now basically in line with the road. The grottoes should be in 1. Five meters above the cliff. Now wuzhouchuan has little water, and the river bed is replaced by large buildings. In order to protect the grottoes, local believers added a wall to the grottoes and named them Diyong grottoes.

Address: in Yungang Valley, Datong City, 8 kilometers northwest of Yungang Grottoes

Longitude: 113.10663604736

Latitude: 40.126159667969

Ticket information: free.