云冈石窟位于大同市西16千米的武周山南麓,其山顶起伏绵延叫云冈,在绵延1千米的山崖上,自东向西排列着许多依山而凿的洞窟。它距今已有1 500年的历史。云冈石窟是举世公认的与印度的阿旃陀石窟为代表的犍陀罗佛教艺术、阿富汗巴米扬石窟为代表的巴米扬佛教艺术齐名的东方艺术瑰宝,也是国内外学术界公认的中国三大石窟之一。在时间上,它受敦煌艺术的影 Yungang Grottoes is located 16 kilometers west of Datong City, Wu Zhou Shan south, the rolling hills called Yungang, 1 km stretch of cliffs, arranged from east to west many mountain chisel-like caves. It has a history of 1,500 years ago. The Yungang Grottoes are universally acknowledged Oriental art treasures such as Gandhara Buddhism represented by Ajanta Grottoes in India and Bamyan Buddhism represented by Bamyan Grottoes in Afghanistan. They are also acknowledged by academics both at home and abroad as China One of the three caves. In time, it is influenced by Dunhuang art