Northern Xiangtangshan, exterior

Information

Title

Northern Xiangtangshan, exterior

北响堂山洞穴群, 外部

Creator

unknown

Work Type

cave temples

Date

550-577 C.E.

Period

Northern Qi

Ming

Cultural Context

Buddhism

Chinese

Material

limestone

Technique

carving

Capture Date

2005-08-05

File Format

image

Descriptions and Subjects

Work Description

The Northern Group, Bei Xiangtang, is the earliest and largest in scale and has three caves begun with imperial sponsorship

位置偏北的北响堂石窟拥有皇室资助开凿的最早和最大的三个石窟。

Subjects

cave temples

Rights and Identifier

Work Acquisition

Fengfeng Mining District Office for Preservation and Management of Cultural Relics

Image Rights

in copyright

Image ID

XTS-N-GV-0812.JPG