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KARA PEARSONUnited States

Tianlongshan Grottoes, please protect them.

Tianlongshan, originally called Fangshan, was the summer palace of Grand Chancellor Gao Huan of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. In the first year of the Northern Qi Dynasty (560), Emperor Xiaozhao Gao Yan built Tianlong Temple, and the mountain was named after the temple. The mountain is known for its peaks, pine and cypress trees, streams, and temples, making it a famous mountain in Jinyang. From the top of the mountain, the first thing you see is the summer palace of Gao Huan. The pavilions are rebuilt on the site, and you can enjoy a distant view. The pavilions are empty, and you can read Zhu Yizun's poem about his time in Taiyuan. From Bailong Temple, you enter the grotto area, which is located on the southern slopes of the east and west peaks, with a total of 25 caves stretching about 500 meters. The caves are numbered from east to west, with 8 caves on the east peak, numbered 1 to 8. There are also 4 unnumbered caves above caves 2 to 5, so there are actually 12 caves on the east peak. There are 13 caves on the west peak, numbered 9 to 21. Caves 9 and 13 are cliff niches. The caves generally face north to south, with caves 19 and 20 facing west. Tianlongshan Grottoes Theft and weathering are very serious. Since the "rediscovery" of the Tianlongshan Grottoes by the Japanese in 1918, large-scale theft has been rampant, and most of the statues have been transported overseas, leaving almost no complete statues. Based on the photos in the 1922 book "Tianlongshan Grottoes" by Taijiro Sotomura, and the survey photos of Zhen Guan and Longren Xi, we have made a brief record of the east and west peak grottoes.
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