Stock Photo - Statue of Vaisravana and warrior North wall of Fengxiansi Cave The grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty 386-534 moved the capital to Luoyang and were continuously built during the 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty 960-1127 The scenery measures 1,000 metres about 1,094 yards from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues

Stock Photo: Statue of Vaisravana and warrior  North wall of Fengxiansi Cave  The grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty.