Heritage values
According to "Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage Convention" in Article 1 point for the cultural heritage of the description: "From the historical, artistic or scientific point of view of outstanding universal value of the buildings, monumental sculpture and painting, elements of an archaeological nature or structures, inscriptions, cave dwellings and combinations, "Longmen Grottoes is a masterpiece of a great sculpture, both in its historical context, religion, or in the sculpture and the arts, has a wealth of original and distinctive typical, so meet the definition of cultural heritage.
Longmen Grottoes in China not only epitomized the Northern Wei, Tang Dynasty period, the rise of Buddhism, and its exquisite carving, content rich subject matter, reflects from the Yungang Grottoes in China since the art of carving statues changes. Cave art before it, are more to retain the Gandhara art of composition, and the Longmen Grottoes cave art in India is far from bearing, style of the past following the Yungang Grottoes, Luoyang, and Wei Han and Southern history and culture of advanced deep integration cut is made, called the Chinese grotto art of change "milestone." Longmen Grottoes by the Northern Wei, Tang Dynasty, the royal family to create, they have a strong human, material conditions, under the auspices of the caves dug large, magnificent, a collection of cave art was the essence of the Longmen Grottoes which is very representative. Rise and fall of the Longmen Grottoes, China not only reflects the royal family of 5 to 10 centuries of rise and fall changes in religious worship Buddha, but from some of the side also reflects the political developments in China's history and development of socio-economic situation, its meaning is unmatched by other caves of. Therefore, the authenticity of the Longmen Grottoes in line with cultural heritage requirements. In addition, the Longmen Grottoes include not only the Northern Wei, Tang Dynasty during the shaping of the statue group, reflects the structural integrity of its own, but also with a good surrounding environment where integration does not seem dull. 1500 years, the Longmen Grottoes, although there are individual Kukan local rock avalanches, cave wall surface spalling, a few stone works of art covered by limestone slurry pour a small amount of stolen artifacts of modern, local stone materials by weathering off, most Kukan statues and decorative arts, preservation is still good, still maintained the basic size and style of the original appearance of the Chinese Buddhist grottoes in many well-preserved and most representative one of the caves. Therefore, the Longmen Grottoes in line with the natural heritage of integrity requirements. In summary, the Longmen Grotto of our precious cultural relics, it is not only a reflection of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang dynasties royal status for Buddhism, to help research into the history of Buddhism in ancient China, but also reflects time of hand workers exquisite carving and unparalleled aesthetics, it is a rich cultural treasures, worthy of the title of world's cultural heritage.
Longmen Grottoes and shrines show the late Northern Wei to the Tang dynasty China (AD 493 ~ 907 years), the largest and most outstanding of the plastic arts. The detailed description of the Buddhist religious themes in works of art, represents the peak of Chinese stone carving. Longmen Grottoes on November 30, 2000 According to the World Heritage selection criteria selected for the "World Heritage List."
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