It is said that three thousand years of culture to see Shaanxi, five thousand years of culture to see Shanxi, we call ourselves Yanhuang descendants, the Chinese nation originated from this land of Shanxi, from the Yao Shunyu period, Yanhuang descendants from This place to carry forward, and today's story of the protagonist is also after nearly a thousand years, it also represents the typical Chinese traditional culture.
Until modern society, it was mentioned by the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, not because of its external beauty, but because of its unknown historical story. The bumpy history seems to tell its extraordinary course.
It was built in the Northern Dynasty and Eastern Wei Dynasty, after the construction and transformation of various dynasties and generations, and now recreates the Tianlongshan Grottoes on earth. Unlike the four grottoes, the other grottoes are magnificent, while the Tianlongshan grottoes show exquisite carvings, appropriate proportions, and soft lines that are not comparable to the other four grottoes. There are a total of twenty-five caves in the entire Tianlongshan Grottoes, which are the most grottoes in the Tang Dynasty and are known as the treasure house of Oriental sculpture art.
The artistic level of the Tianlongshan Grottoes is above the level of the same era, showing the transformation of its technology from the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. With the exquisite skills of the time, to realize the unique style of the craftsmanship of the time, which is completely different from the other four grottoes, it is known as the Tianlongshan style. Historically, it was once the summer residence of the Northern Qi Emperor.
There is a special grotto in the Tianlongshan Grottoes, and the ninth grotto is the most complete preserved stone sculpture in the existing Tianlongshan Grottoes, and the statue with the highest artistic value in the Tianlongshan Grottoes.
The Tianlongshan Grottoes are also as ill-fated as many ancient buildings, and they have also suffered from wanton destruction and excavation. Around the 1920s, it was plundered by a group of robbers carrying muskets and cannons. Until the return of the Buddha's head at the Spring Festival Gala, it attracted the attention of the whole world and unveiled the unknown history of the last century. It reflects the vibrant historical face of that period. To this end, the local government also held a grand ceremony for the return of the Buddha's head, and finally returned to the homeland after a hundred years of wandering.
Grotto art belongs to Buddhist art, reflects the process of the emergence and development of Buddhist thought, and has a very high research value for the study of ancient superb carving techniques. It does not directly reflect the social life of the time like other ancient technologies, but it reflects all aspects of the society at that time, and it also belongs to the characteristics of grotto art. In short, each living ancient building not only represents the highest technology at that time, but also tells its own legendary story. From ancient times to the present, Shanxi has witnessed the changes and development of China's history, and has also played an important role on the historical stage, allowing us to remember history and witness history.