Go to those who cross the Longmen Grottoes having a doubt, for the Buddha head here, it is sodden mo

Luoyang is having civilization of more than 5000 years history, 4000 build city history, and the found a capital 1500 history, on the history, altogether has 105 monarches, decide vessel a poetic name of China here, here is one of birthplace of civilization of an ancient name for China, also be one of birthplace of the Chinese nation, be known as chiliad emperor, became famous because of the peony flower here again, be called so peony spends a city.

Regard a chiliad as ancient capital, have a lot of famous picture naturally, the Longmen Grottoes of Luoyang, believe everybody is very familiar, at that time Luoyang of choose a site for the capital of emperor of Yang of the Sui Dynasty, because of the city gate of palace, as it happens to " Yi Que " , because of the emperor with pose as of true dragon the emperor, so this door, incognito for dragon door.

The Longmen Grottoes is the tourist attraction with famous Luoyang, since period of the Eastern Wei Dynasty 534-550 begin, people is in place, the thing of and so on of the tope with many cut, figure of Buddha, arrived especially when Sui Tang period, the Buddhist develops in our country more fill, but the people that has been to here, can see a phenomenon, that is the Buddha head here, it is sodden for the most part, is this to be what?

It is the history above all go up, 3 of Wu Yizong destroy Buddha incident, it is Northen Wei Dynasty respectively too the Wu Di, Wu Di of the Northern Zhou Dynasty ' Tang Wu an administrative unit in Xizang already world of the Later Zhou Dynasty ancestor, during their v/arc be on the throne, undertook to buddhism energetically blow, destroyed not little figure of Buddha to wait, put to death not little monk, the Longmen Grottoes also fails escape by the skin of one's teeth.

Still having is natural reason, this also is inevitable reason, because this grotto is built according to hill, and stone quality of a material of place, belonging to is lime cliff, although respect the sculpture of people, but because all the year round wind blows insolation, the form that also can destroy figure of Buddha to wait.

And if encounter period of chaos caused by war, central Plains is belonged to is to stand for war, and the Longmen Grottoes, at that time once is the place of board and lodging of officers and soldiers, also be inevitable meeting is destroyed, still having is a few tourists, and the villager all round people, because national protection strength is not great at that time, sufferred destroy so.

The 19 centuries that are in our country 229 time, very much at that time foreigner comes to China, those who understood Chinese cultural relic is precious, so they spent many big price, with Chinese this locality a few " earthy master " , cultural relic dealer the collude that wait, destroy a few precious cultural relic technically.

There also is not little baby at that time, prediction of a person's luck in a given year is accordingly abroad, later the bade heighten as collector, the value violent wind of our country cultural relic rises, even someone goes directly rob a tomb, it is OK to should spend money only from subterranean gouge all sorts of baby come, there are many people at that time, throw the head of those figure of Buddha come down to carry abroad.

Still have not little relief here, be chopped to come down to sell completely by them go out, because,be these person covet money, just brought about the cultural relic of our country, be become by attaint now this appearance, up to now many Buddha head driftage are in exotic nation.