Grotto Museum

Datong Yungang Grottoes are really too shocking to enter the grotto door. What you see is the Buddha hand, which is very shocking. Then the Buddha statue is getting bigger and bigger, the shape is exquisite, and there is a story connotation. This is not available in many grottoes. Yungang Grottoes are really artistic treasures. I hope to protect it well.

The overall design is to wash the atmosphere. The sinking square in front of the museum is surrounded by several radial brick wall passages, symbolizing the artistic characteristics of Yungang gathering multiculturalism. The cultural relics displayed in the museum are mostly cultural relics unearthed in front of Yungang Grottoes and on the top of the mountain after the founding of the country.

＂ Datong Yungang Grottoes Museum ＂ is located on the west side of Datong Yungang Grottoes Scenic Area. Yungang Grottoes have a history of 1500 years. It is the first time that after Buddhist art was passed to China in the east, a royal Buddhist art treasure house carved by a people from a dynasty is a historical monument of the integration of Chinese and Western culture in the 5th century AD. ＂ Yungang Grottoes Museum ＂ opened in 2011. It is a special museum. The museum is a semi-underground building, including a showroom and a multi-functional performing arts center (restored on the original ancient city site). The museum has unearthed a large number of cultural relics and collected cultural relics in front of the cave and the top of the mountain, introducing the development history of Xianbei Nationality and the Northern Wei Dynasty, as well as the opening process and artistic source of Yungang Grottoes.

Yungang Grottoes are also the most famous grottoes in China, large scale and well maintained

The Yungang Grottoes Scenic Area is not only a grotto, but also a lot of exhibition space. The museum is one of the largest and most complete facilities. In addition, there are some painting exhibitions and special exhibitions near the exit of the scenic spot. They are all free to visit. The museum routinely introduces about Yungang Grottoes. From the ancient times to the present, from the historical background at the beginning of the excavation, to the difficult process of excavating and protecting, and at the same time, the way of digging the cave statues has been decrypted, so that everyone can understand the Yungang Grottoes in all aspects. If visiting the grottoes is a spectacular scene of intuitive feeling. Then come to the museum to visit is to explore the deep culture behind the grotto, so as to avoid walking around and watching flowers. Of course, as a scenic museum, there are inevitably souvenirs and cultural and creative areas. If there is a lack of souvenirs, it is not bad to visit it. It is close to the exit of the museum. A tea break area, but at first glance, I thought it was a display, the root of the tree is a table, bamboo and rattan chair, and there are two lantern-raising stone statues at the door. In fact, it is a "sheep experience area" with an ancient taste. This "sheep" is not a sheep, but it is more a pastry. It’s quite unexpected to check the origin... Maybe people who like Japanese refreshments are not unfamiliar with this, after all, it’s also considered “export to domestic sales”.

After visiting the grottoes, follow the route signs (with battery cars), not far from the museum. It mainly displays the history of the Northern Wei Dynasty, as well as some objects and instructions built in the grottoes, which is very interesting. There are benches in the museum, just to rest. [View] Very beautiful. [Fun] Tell the history. [Cost-effective] Free, included in the ticket.