Пещеры Юньгана / Yungang Grottoes
China
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Datong City
Shanxi Province
40º6’ N, 113º7’ E
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Комплекс Юньгана (город Датун, провинция Шаньси), в 252 пещерах которого находятся 51000 статуй, хранит выдающиеся произведения буддистского искусства Китая V-VI столетий. Пять пещер мастера Тан Яо, связанных гармоничным единством исполнения и внешнего облика, представляют собой классический шедевр периода расцвета китайского буддистского искусства
Inscribed: 2001
Criteria:C (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Criterion (i) The assemblage of statuary of The Yungang Grottoes is a masterpiece of early Chinese Buddhist cave art.
Criterion (ii) The Yungang cave art represent The successful fusion of Buddhist religious symbolic art from south and central Asia with Chinese cultural traditions, starting in The 5th century CE under Imperial auspices.
Criterion (iii) The power and endurance of Buddhist belief in China are vividly illustrated by The Yungang Grottoes.
Criterion (iv) The Buddhist tradition of religious cave art achieved its first major impact at Yungang, where it developed its own distinct character and artistic power.
Brief description:
The Yungang Grottoes, in Datong city, Shanxi Province, with Their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent The outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in The 5th and 6th centuries. The Five Caves created by Tan Yao, with Their strict unity of layout and design, constitute a classical masterpiece of The first peak of Chinese Buddhist art.
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