Poems written by Bai Juyi for Longmen Grottoes

Denglongmen Grottoes Mountain Temple was written by Bai Juyi, a famous poet in Tang Dynasty. The following is the content of this poem:

General Jin Fei, turn over and leap, and fight the sun.

Seeing victory or defeat from a distance in nine days, Zhong Qing is heard all over the world.

Why is it lonely to draw a Zhu Lou? The world of mortals is clean.

The Millennium story has been told through the ages, and tourists from all directions praise the past and the present.

Hanging on the cliff, looking for a stone, lying on the ground, a hundred feet Buddha.

The grottoes still lean against the river, and the stone carvings are choppy.

Hearing the voice of the Buddha, my heart is quiet, and my eyes are clear when I look at the grottoes.

If you climb high, you will be afraid of being trapped, and the lake will ascend to heaven.

Although the temple is small and wonderful, it is a great honor for all beings to practice hard.

During the day, pines and cypresses are full of ears, and at night, the bells rhyme to sleep.

If you are looking for immortals on this trip, people who are destined will come.

There are beautiful temples in Longmen Grottoes, and Bai Juyi wrote poems to remember them.

History of Longmen Grottoes

Longmen Grottoes, located on Longmen Mountain in the southeast of Luoyang City, Henan Province, China, is one of the ancient art treasures of China and one of the world cultural heritages. The prototype of Longmen Grottoes can be traced back to the Northern Wei Dynasty (about 493 AD) and was built by Buddhist believers. But the real scale and magnificence reached its peak in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. From the 5th century to the 9th century, the grottoes have been expanded and carved many times and become a huge treasure house of Buddhist art..

There are 234 caves in Longmen Grottoes, as well as thousands of Buddha statues, millions of words of Buddhist scriptures and murals. These caves are carved with a large number of Buddhist figures, such as Buddha statues, bodhisattvas and arhats. Their artistic style covers the characteristics of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Sui and Tang Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty, and shows the brilliant achievements of the ancient carving art in China.

Longmen Grottoes are beautifully carved, covering Buddhist teachings, historical figures, folklore, etc., showing the diversity of society, religion and culture at that time. The grottoes are large in scale, high in artistic value and well preserved, which makes them a masterpiece of ancient grottoes art in China and one of the most important Buddhist art sites in the world.

The Longmen Grottoes have been built and protected for more than 1000 years, and have been restored and maintained by the imperial court and later generations for many times. Today, Longmen Grottoes have become a world-famous tourist attraction and research center, attracting many domestic and foreign tourists and scholars to appreciate and study this treasure-class cultural heritage.