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The Longmen Grottoes holding almost 110,000 Buddhist stone statues,


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The Longmen Grottoes, located on the Yi River, encompass more than 2,300 caves and niches carved into the steep limestone cliffs—holding almost 110,000 Buddhist stone statues, more than 60 stupas, and 2,800 inscriptions carved on stele.

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