Cloud ridge grotto is the archaic grotto with our country the largest scale group one of, with Dunhuang the Longmen Grottoes of Mo Gao hole, Luoyang is mixed day water wheat accumulates hill grotto and call treasure house of 4 big grotto art. Cloud ridge grotto is most first with royal (Northen Wei Dynasty) the grotto that actual strength builds, it is little some finishs the great creation that falls at an a dynasty, nation. The Christian era 460 years, a dignitary that is called covered with clouds to sunlight acts according to aim to make an unprecedented great project for dynasty of flourishing Northen Wei Dynasty -- cloud ridge grotto. His optional location was in by the side of the Wu Zhouhe near Shanxi Great Harmony, here hill situation is not arduous, there is a paragraph of orderly rock wall on hill body, rock is water heavy sandstone, the cut of very appropriate grotto. Water of fierce week river has flowed from Chan of the Chan before rock wall, formed a beautiful picture scroll. Cloud ridge grotto shows thing way, existent and main cavern 45, size hole niche 252, stone carving statue 51000 more than human body. Modelling of the grotto figure that cloud ridge grotto affects according to the historical setting place at that time, sculpture, can divide for first phase, 2 period and 3 period 3 phase project. First phase is by inaugurator covered with clouds sunlights design and oversee finishs call 16-20 hole today, also say covered with clouds sunlights 5 hole, be located in the intermediate part of integral grotto. 2 period the 1st, 2, 5-13 hole, and not finishing the 3rd hole is located in east side, 3 period be located in most on the west side. Break cliff from the first mallet worthwhile rise today, stand erect of cloud ridge grotto already had on this cliff 1557. There is the footmark that generation royal has disappeared on this cliff that grows about one kilometer, the Great Harmony that regards Northen Wei Dynasty as the capital (say to make the same score a city at that time) , although the amorous feelings of old times already alled gone, dan Zaiyun is withholding its shadow and little secret however in ridge grotto. The 5 hole of 16-20 are located in first phase project of integral grotto mid, also say covered with clouds sunlights 5 hole. A law fruit dignitary that cry put forward at that time " emperor namely after current Buddha " view, the emperor of dragon colour exultation put forward to want to close with Buddha 2 for the idea of one. Clever chief engineer covered with clouds sunlights the clear politics influence to buddhism, cut of the decision when so he acts according to grotto of ridge of aim cut cloud 5 large cavern, and amid carves big figure of Buddha, and still do not have person cut to cross so large grotto before this. The emperor of found a state that covered with clouds sunlights to be Northen Wei Dynasty from the angle of a monk carved stone to resemble to 5 emperors of Wen Chengdi. Of Yun Gang 2 period the project is Yun Gang, also be the phase of at the height of power and splendour of Northen Wei Dynasty. This one period (471-494 year) , cloud ridge grotto centered outstanding talent of the whole nation not only, still have the Buddhist that comes from sri lanka in all 40 thousand much person, the chisel of this one period is more flourishing and so elegant. Although statue was denuded by decency mostly, but once beautiful colour is seen dimly. The young associate with careful observation people why can you ask to there can be so much small debt on figure of Buddha? Because stone resembles,that is Bao Ni, chromatically wants after vulture is good, mud is stuck to stone to fall down easily directly, so, in the burrow on stone resembling, wood is inserted to cut on the hole, reoccupy rope made of hemp cuts timber twine, stuck mud to be able to be secured on rope made of hemp so, building a house with us is a truth. Figure of Buddha is outer now mud decency falls off, small deficit came out with respect to dew. Northen Wei Dynasty is passed when displaying article emperor, feng mother of an emperor entered political arena, she is in offer article, filial piety article two face are act as regent, and market power over major issues at a suit. Below the attention after Feng Tai, cut of cloud ridge grotto arrived the acme of the 6th hole period, the 6th hole is existent better, also be a the most gorgeous cavern. The 5th hole is a group of double hole with 6 hole, divide around room. Hind room for the 6th hole, plane shows square, there is central tower post among, central tower column is lofty and forceful, 14.4 meters tall, occupied the main space inside hole. Fluctuation layer carver of two figure of Buddha is very elegant, countenance of right now figure of Buddha slants female photograph, this and in power of Feng mother of an emperor are not allotted. There is Buddha to turn in the hole the story amounts to many 30, it is our country grotto group in existent the lapidarian comic of the earliest concerned religion, describe the stained glass of Bible story as western cathedral. Include Shi Jia among them rub the mother that the preexistence all of the Buddhist nun amounts to much prince is in be born princely hour. The 7th, 8 hole are Yun Gang's earliest double hole, divide around room. Han Yun of introduced from the northern and western nationalities or from abroad wind of the statue inside hole, hand in miscellaneous mix, thing culture happened here the most gorgeous bump with blend. East, on the west, south statue of carven niche for a statue of Buddha is bestrewed on 3 walls, south 6 on mural door arch tall bob make offerings to Bodhisattva half genuflect is opposite, carry Jing Xiuli, element has " Yun Gang 6 beauty " praise, it is statue of the Western Regions blend in Oriental element make excellently. Hole carries anaglyph of 24 pairs of flying Apsaras on the head around blooming lotus floating in the air graceful dance. The Amitayus among stands by the hill from the back because of the body, moisture content is contained in hill, the comparison of body part decency is so serious. | | | The 21st hole comes 45 hole are cloud ridge grotto 3 period project, because of move the capital to another place of emperor of article of filial piety of Northen Wei Dynasty after Luoyang (494 years) , the cut activity with cloud ridge large-scale grotto stopped, but the wind of authentic hole statue is in in next estate spread, close expensive, medium lower level government official and local people make full use of old some craft is in Yun Gang cut many medium or small cavern, the engrave of little niche of this kind of small hole is built continue to filial piety all the time bright Di Zhengguang 5 years (524 years) , but financial capacity of be confined to, material resources, cavern appears with only hole form mostly, become no longer group, the content of statue also simplification, had lost the luxuriant style with cloud ridge royal grotto. Hole of kiln of tower of the 39th hole, the 4 walls inside hole carve 1000 Buddha, central buy 5 class square tower, 6 meters tall, be 3 period the cavern with the largest scale in the project, but compared with first phase, 2 period project, it is a be outshone simply. And 3 period when, a lot of figure of Buddha of Yun Gang also are Central Plains type honour garment rich is taken, the face resembles shoulder of thin, long neck, disappear, present a form of the Southern Dynasties that sends comely Jun Yi.