Trivia: Where can you see the cave carvings of the Longmen Grottoes?
China
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The correct answer is China
So why is this answer correct? : China’s Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, houses one of the most impressive collections of Chinese Buddhist art, created during the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907 CE). You’ll find 2,300 caves and niches carved into steep limestone cliffs containing 110,000 Buddhist stone statues, 43 pagodas, and 2,800 carved inscriptions. Your best bet is to take a guided tour of this fascinating site, aka Longmen Caves, located about 500 miles from Beijing near the city of Luoyang.