1,500-year-old 'national treasure': Gongyi Grotto Temple wows tourists(1/4)

Tourists visit the 1,500-year-old Gongyi Grotto Temple in China’s Henan Province, May 23, 2021. The Gongyi Grotto Temple was first established in the Northern Wei Dynasty(386-534). It now comprises five caves, one shrine, three large cliff-face Buddha statues, 7,743 Buddhist statues and more than 200 stone inscriptions. (China News Service/Zhang Xinglong)

Tourists visit the 1,500-year-old Gongyi Grotto Temple in China’s Henan Province, May 23, 2021. The Gongyi Grotto Temple was first established in the Northern Wei Dynasty(386-534). It now comprises five caves, one shrine, three large cliff-face Buddha statues, 7,743 Buddhist statues and more than 200 stone inscriptions. (China News Service/Zhang Xinglong)

Tourists take snaps when visiting the 1,500-year-old Gongyi Grotto Temple in China’s Henan Province, May 23, 2021. The Gongyi Grotto Temple was first established in the Northern Wei Dynasty(386-534). It now comprises five caves, one shrine, three large cliff-face Buddha statues, 7,743 Buddhist statues and more than 200 stone inscriptions. (China News Service/Zhang Xinglong)

Tourists take snaps when visiting the 1,500-year-old Gongyi Grotto Temple in China’s Henan Province, May 23, 2021. The Gongyi Grotto Temple was first established in the Northern Wei Dynasty(386-534). It now comprises five caves, one shrine, three large cliff-face Buddha statues, 7,743 Buddhist statues and more than 200 stone inscriptions. (China News Service/Zhang Xinglong)