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The Yungang Grottoes are located on the southern slope of Mt. Wuzhou to the west of the city of Datong in
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Shanxi Province. The project got underway around 460. Hewn out of the cliffside in a honeycomb pattern, they
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stretch for 1,300 meters from south to north and contain 53 grottoes and 51,000 Buddhist statues. It is one of the
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oldest and largest grottoes in China.