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A stone carving feast from a thousand years ago, the Yungang Grottoes are a stunning revelation

🎨✨【A stone carving feast from a thousand years ago, the Yungang Grottoes are a stunning revelation】🏰🧚‍♀️ 👣 Step into Yungang, and every step is a different scene, as if you are traveling through the glorious era of the Northern Wei Dynasty! The grottoes are silent, but they tell stories of a thousand years, and every Buddha statue is a whisper of history. 🎨 The carvings are exquisite and colorful (though they have been weathered, you can still see the glory of the past), and every stroke reveals the wisdom and devotion of the ancients. It is simply the pinnacle of ancient art! 💡 Highlights not to be missed: • The Great Buddha in Cave 5, compassionate and serene, with the mysteries of the universe hidden in its eyes. • The stone-carved musical instruments in the Music Cave, imagine the Brahma sound lingering a thousand years ago, purifying your soul. • The open-air Great Buddha, exposed to the wind and sun, is still majestic and is a symbolic presence of Yungang! 📸 Photo tips: The soft light in the morning or evening can better capture the beauty of the grottoes. Don't forget to wear Hanfu to check in, and you will instantly become an ancient lady/gentleman, full of a sense of time travel! 📚 Fun fact: The Yungang Grottoes are not only a treasure of Buddhist art but also a witness to the exchange of Chinese and Western cultures!
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