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Travels of Gongyi Cave Temple: 500 words

Cave Temple is located in gongyi city, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. It is a characteristic temple with a strong sense of history. The internal environment of the temple is elegant and clean, full of rich Buddhist cultural elements, bringing you infinite surprises and carnival patterns. This is a travel book about cave temples.

Gongyi Cave Temple was built in the period of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, it was changed to Jingtu Temple. Gongyi has a national treasure cave temple, where Tang Xuanzang became a monk.

Address: Si Wan Village, Heluo Town, 5km north of Gongyi.

The most famous grottoes are Mogao Grottoes, Maijishan Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes and Longmen Grottoes. Among them, Longmen Grottoes is located in Luoyang, Henan Province, and because of its great fame, many people ignore that there is also a Gongyi Grottoes in Henan, which is as beautiful as that in the same period. Lv Wende

Gongyi Grottoes is located in Si Wan Village, Heluo Town, which is 10 km away from the urban area and enjoys convenient transportation. Gongyi Grottoes, like Longmen Grottoes, were excavated by the royal family in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Later, in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Buddha statues were carved one after another, forming a magnificent cave group. Although this cave temple is not well known, it has produced a well-known "celebrity": Tang Xuanzang became a monk here. 220 New Year's Day Travel

1500 years later, many cave temple buildings have disappeared. Unfortunately, there were many thefts before liberation, and many statues were stolen and seriously damaged. At present, there are 5 caves, 3 Cliff Buddha statues, 7,743 Buddha statues, 186 statues and other inscriptions. Even so, the exquisite stone carving art here is still amazing.

Gongyi's special snacks can be tasted here.

Hu Huimian Noodles

Xiyixing braised pork

Guo Zhen rou he

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