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Yuhuangdong Grottoes
Yuhuangdong Grottoes (), or Yuhuang Grottoes, named after the statue of the Jade Emperor carved inside the cave, are Chinese Taoist stone sculptures, located on a cliff at the southern foot of Makong Mountain (麻空山), Fengxianggang Township (枫香岗乡), Yongding District, Zhangjiajie, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. Distribution Yuhuangdong Grottoes, 10 kilometers away from the urban area, are distributed on a section of precipice about 300 meters long from east to west and more than 130 meters high. History Yuhuangdong Grottoes were excavated by Li Jingkai (李京开), a Qing Dynasty Yongding country gentry (乡绅), and In 1799, these grottoes began to be constructed in 1799 and it took eight years to complete in 1807. References Grottoes Caves of Hunan Taoist art Taoist architecture Taoist buildings Chinese sculpture Religion in Hunan Qing dynasty architecture Sacral architecture 1807 establishments History of Zhejiang 19th-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuhuangdong Grottoes
Yuhuangdong Grottoes (), or Yuhuang Grottoes, named after the statue of the Jade Emperor carved inside the cave, are Chinese Taoist stone sculptures, located on a cliff at the southern foot of Makong Mountain (麻空山), Fengxianggang Township (枫香岗乡), Yongding District, Zhangjiajie, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. Distribution Yuhuangdong Grottoes, 10 kilometers away from the urban area, are distributed on a section of precipice about 300 meters long from east to west and more than 130 meters high. History Yuhuangdong Grottoes were excavated by Li Jingkai (李京开), a Qing Dynasty Yongding country gentry (乡绅), and In 1799, these grottoes began to be constructed in 1799 and it took eight years to complete in 1807. References Grottoes Caves of Hunan Taoist art Taoist architecture Taoist buildings Chinese sculpture Religion in Hunan Qing dynasty architecture Sacral architecture 1807 establishments History of Zhejiang 19th-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
