Tianlongshan Grottoes - I hope all the Buddha statues can go home

📚In the special program of "National Treasure Returning Home" of "2021 CCTV Spring Festival Gala", "National Treasure" No. 001 commentator Zhang Guoli and Shanxi University Yungang Studies Institute Dean Hang Kan witnessed the unveiling ceremony of the return of a cultural relic that had been lost overseas with the people of the whole country. 📯This is the main Buddha head on the north wall of Cave 8 of Tianlongshan Grottoes in Taiyuan, Shanxi. So what are Tianlong Mountain and Tianlong Mountain Grottoes? 📍Tianlong Mountain is located in the southwest of Taiyuan city. Starting from Jin Temple, you can reach the destination via the "Internet celebrity highway" of Tianlong Mountain. 📝According to the "Tianlongshan Thousand Buddha Tower Stele" written by Li Yun, the Shangshu Zuo Pushe and Zhongshu Shilang Pingzhangshi Shangzhuguo of the Northern Han Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the name "Tianlong" originated from the "Book of Changes·Qian Gua", which means "Tianlong is dormant when it is hidden, and it is in the sky when it flies". According to the "Reconstruction of the Shengshou Stele of Tianlong Temple in the 25th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, the name "Tianlong" may be taken from the Buddhist term "Tianlong Babu" meaning "Tianlong". Also in the Ming Dynasty, during the Wanli period, Prince Jing'an Yinlong stated in "Records of Rebuilding the Halls and Pavilions of Tianlong Shousheng Temple" that the name "Tianlong" came from the momentum of the mountain. 👐The Tianlongshan Grottoes began to be excavated in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. The Tianlongshan Grottoes, which took about 1,000 years to build, are gray-white sandstone, which is easy to carve and weather. The grottoes are not large in scale, with a total of 33 caves (25 in the main area), distributed on the steep hillsides on the southern slopes of the east and west peaks. 👉The grottoes can be divided into two areas, namely the main area of ​​the East and West Peaks caves halfway up the mountain and the Thousand Buddha Caves area next to the valley at the foot of the mountain. The Tianlongshan Grottoes have experienced many vicissitudes and suffered serious damage. The stone carvings that tourists can see now are mainly the reclining Maitreya statue on the upper level of Cave 9, which was spared from destruction because of its huge size and difficulty in moving. In addition to the grottoes, at the foot of Tianlong Mountain is Tianlong Temple. The total 25💰 tickets are very suitable for going outings and climbing mountains with your family. ⏰Ticket sales time: 9:00-16:30 Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 🎟Ticket price: 25/person💰