Cloud ridge grotto is located in Chinese upper Shanxi to visit Great Harmony town the foot of mountain austral the Wu Zhoushan that 17 kilometers are in outskirt on the west, grotto depends on hill cut, the thing is continuous 1 kilometer. Put have main cavern 45, size hole niche 252, stone carving statue 51000 more than human body, it is the archaic grotto with Chinese 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. (the picture comes from Oriental IC)Was announced to be the whole nation by the State Council 1961 first key cultural relic protects an unit, was included world bequest directory by U.N. Educational on December 14, 2001, was judged to be area of first scene of travel of national 5A stage by national tourism bureau on May 8, 2007. (the picture comes from Oriental IC)The statue imposing manner of cloud ridge grotto is grandiose, content rich and colorful, can calls the Christian era the coronal of art of carved stone of 5 centuries China, be known as Chinese ancient time to carve artistic treasury. Can divide according to the time of cut for early, medium, evening 3 period, not contemporaneous grotto statue style also has distinguishing feature each. (the picture comes from Oriental IC)Inchoate " covered with clouds sunlights of great momentum of 5 hole " , have emotional appeal of simple and honest, simple the Western Regions. Metaphase grotto criterion with fine carve of carve of essence of life, adornment is luxuriant and celebrated at the world, show color of complex and changeful, gorgeous art of period of Northen Wei Dynasty. Although dimensions of terminal den room is small, but figure figure is thin and pretty, scale moderate, qing Dynasty of thin bone of the example that is art of Chinese northward grotto and " rises like the source of " . In addition, the happy dance that stays in grotto and 100 play acrobatics are carved, also be at that time the report that Buddhist thought is reflected popularly and society of Northen Wei Dynasty lives. (the picture comes from Oriental IC)Cloud ridge grotto is grotto art " China changes " begin. The Chinese palace that grotto of cloud ridge metaphase appears builds style sculpture, and the niche of Chinese type figure of Buddha that here the hair on the foundation exhibits, in the Cave Temple of later ages in building, get applied extensively. The den room layout of terminal grotto mixes Yun Gang adornment, developed style of strong Chinese type structure, adornment more outstandingly, report gives China of Buddhist and artistic " to change the ceaseless development of " . (the picture comes from Oriental IC)