Longmen Grottoes | A Millennia-Old Shock, Eternal at a Glance

Craving a soul-touching journey?✨ Today, let's check in at the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, a treasure trove of stone carving art that lets you travel back 1,400 years in a single glance!
As a World Cultural Heritage site🐲, 2,345 Buddha niches and over 100,000 statues quietly tell stories from the Northern Wei to the flourishing Tang Dynasty. Walking into the West Mountain Grottoes feels like opening a breathing history album💫:
👉 The "Emperor and Empress Worshiping Buddha" relief in Binyang Middle Cave
Though incomplete, the flowing ribbons still let you imagine the grandeur of the royal procession
👉 The giant lotus on the ceiling of Lotus Cave
3.6 meters in diameter, petals as thin as cicada wings, breathtakingly beautiful! PS: It’s said that those who touch it get lucky🍀
Highlight❗️The Vairocana Buddha at Fengxian Temple is a must-see~
The 17.14-meter-tall giant Buddha looks down with a smile, said to embody the spirit of Empress Wu Zetian👑
The moment you stand at her feet and look up, the whole world falls silent... (Recommended to daydream for 3 minutes and feel the healing gaze of the Buddha)
💰 Night tours are the hidden gem!
After 7:00 PM, the lights come on and the entire grotto transforms into a dreamy theater✨
The Vairocana Buddha emits a gentle glow in the night, and the reflection in the Yi River is stunning beyond words... Every snap is a masterpiece📸
🎯【Latest Check-in Guide】
✅ Must-try experiences
1️⃣ Hire a guide to hear the gossip about Wu Zetian building the Buddha
2️⃣ Make your own rubbing of the flying apsaras mural (the intangible cultural heritage workshop is great for photos)
3️⃣ Make a wish at the worship platform during the night tour (said to be very effective)
🚩 Best route
West Mountain Grottoes → East Mountain Panorama → Xiangshan Temple for nostalgia
(Key point: reserve 30 minutes to quietly gaze at Vairocana Buddha)
🌅 Golden hours
Before 8 AM for morning light shots of Vairocana
After 7:30 PM for night tour mode
🍲 Nearby food recommendations
• Dragon Noodles: perfect match of sour and spicy small bowl soup + potstickers
• Water Banquet Garden: authentic Luoyang water banquet, soup and sliced meat are forever favorites
📍 Transportation Tips
Take the high-speed train to [Luoyang Longmen Station], then a 10-minute taxi ride
It’s more convenient to enter from the northwest service area
Can’t wait to set off?💓
Book now on Trip.com and experience this millennia-old shock!