From around of a way of counting the years of the Christian era, north passes buddhism at two Chinese pass into China from the Western Regions. The buddhism of genetic India experiences development transmission of more than 2000 years, be united in wedlock with traditional culture photograph of China ceaselessly, formed the color of Chinese Buddhist art that has distinguishing feature alone. Cloud ridge grotto is " China is changed " grotto begins artisticly. Statue of buddhism of period of Northen Wei Dynasty leaves comprehensive Chinese the beginning that change, begin to execute from Xiao Wendi Chinese change policy. Grotto of cloud ridge metaphase appeared sculpture of style of Chinese palace structure, 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, showed strong Chinese pattern more outstandingly to build adornment style, report gives Buddhist art " China is changed " ceaseless development. Ground of figure of cloud ridge grotto recorded India to reach in inferior Buddhist art the historical contrail that to Chinese buddhism art develops, report gives Buddhist statue to be in China gradually the nation is changed, the process of vulgarization. Styles of a variety of Buddhist and artistic statue realized unprecedented be in harmony to collect be well versed in in cloud ridge grotto, statue be in harmony collected the flower of art of Indian Qian Tuo collect, Persia art and art of Northen Wei Dynasty. Inchoate " covered with clouds sunlights 5 hole " of great momentum, have amorous feelings of simple and honest, honest the Western Regions, abundant of statue face posture is round, body Zhuang Shuo. 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 terminal and numerous Buddha, Bodhisattva is statuary more show thin, prospect of a solution the characteristic with optimistic, elegant look, the example that is art of Chinese northward grotto and " thin bone Qing Dynasty resembles " since the source. The happy dance that stays in grotto and 100 play acrobatics are carved, also be at that time Buddhist thought reflects the report that reachs life of society of Northen Wei Dynasty popularly. According to document account, between Northen Wei Dynasty and non-leap year (the Christian era comes 460 years 471 years) sunlight by famous bonze covered with clouds chair, in the capital outskirt military administrative division fills in on the west, cut grotto 5, show number the 16th hole comes the 20th hole, it is at that time cut is the earliest " covered with clouds sunlights 5 hole " . Other and main cavern, also finish mostly at Northen Wei Dynasty too with 18 years (the Christian era 494 years) before Luoyang of Xiao Wendi move the capital to another place, be apart from already had the history 1500 today. View want, it is Buddha allegedly advocate open shown way, the purpose is your all living creatures is recalled think this is unripe, recognizant arousal. The eye of Buddha is settleclear like clear sky beautiful, watch meeting thinking Buddha to bring inner calm allegedly. Buddhist statue is artistic -- the photograph of Buddha 32 photographs are Buddhist 32 kinds of features of the Buddha body that will ancient Indian's beautiful to human body appreciate standard moves to be used at Buddha and reach. More popular have two kinds of views, one kind comes from " 3 Tibet law teachs " , one kind comes from " boundless classics justice " . How does one you average the copy that be like Lian, 2 you 1000 spoke annulus, 3 hands toe is long get the better of Yu Ren, 4 brothers softness gets the better of more than identity... 29 hint given with the eyes are like golden essence, 30 cilia are like Niu Wang, the Bai Hao between 31 eyebrow is similar wrap up Luo Mian, 32 flesh hair worn in a bun or coil is become. Days took away the dynasty of develop postscript Xianbei, also took away abbe prostitution comes on the west, of keep is the great and artistic palace of imperial power of this indicative Northen Wei Dynasty, the about Buddha life story immortal assist in also leaving palace is sung. Cloud ridge big Buddha, big earlobe shoulder, in auspicious stand erect harships more than 1000 years. The niche for a statue of Buddha of 4 walls full carve of hole, figure of Buddha. Arch two side, quarter have 2 Buddha to be in to sitting banyan, coping anaglyph flying Apsaras, line is beautiful. The group of a group of people of same interest of the clannish, compares grave tribe that walks out of Buddha honour from inside the dialog of metal and stone, deity, flying celestial being, their negligence is spatio-temporal, between the aperture that walks to symbolize in religious belief and monarch. Went 1500. A lot of grotto are building initial stage, to prop up the gravity of hill body, left brawny stone column. However, as harships erode, a lot of pillar already " angular " , appear piece below thick on thin figure. The eastpart part with efflorescent the most serious damage, western cavern, of the wall outside grotto statuary almost as efflorescent as the preface almost is used up, the hole inside a lot of grotto carries sculpture on the head to already showed board shape to flake, rock of local hole top still has collapse to drop piece dangerous. With finger feeling is carving the sandstone that stone resembles, sandstone already by decency, as a piece of crisp cake, finger is touched gently, petrosal surface can fall off. Fingerprint, every finger of Buddha make the most elegant, wonderful with meaningful action. They are the exterior expression of condition of existence of body report heart, with datura, it is used in appropriate occasion, conduce to achieve buddhist to decide, can arouse taller consciousness. Apply dauntless imprint -- meaning for " the person that does not have dread right-down " or be " your person sets his mind at, the person that calm " . Indicative alms giving gives all living creatures without fear. Right hand antebrachium bends, become right angle slightly, the hand comes back outward, open a palm, finger up unbend. Bend lift on the hand at the bosom before, the hand shows nature is extended, the palm is outward. This one fingerprint stated Buddha is the big kind wish of relief all living creatures. Can make heart of all living creatures is installed allegedly, fearless, call so apply dauntless. The main content of grotto mural -- picture of figure of Buddha: Include Buddha, Bodhisattva, child, arhat to reach protect law numerous department to wait. Buddha sends story picture: Basically publicize Shi Jia rub the story of the Buddhist nun, include Buddha to give birth to story and Buddha to spread a story originally. Draw via changing: Change lection image namely, it is a of Buddhist poster significant progress. Make offerings to figure: A few devotional believer reach a monk, to state the hour ceremony to Buddha is acted according to, it is oneself figure draw especially in grotto, in order to state hour is making offerings to to Buddha. Ceremony Buddha pursues, give a picture: This is the chieftain of monarch, Tang Dynasty military govenor form with ceremony Buddha, Jing Fo is the figure draw of themselves in grotto. Heavenly palace makes happy: Perform for singing and dancingCloud ridge grotto is inchoate statue -- cut time is 460, 470 years, sunlight by covered with clouds chair cut, reason calls covered with clouds to sunlight 5 hole, covered with clouds sunlights 5 hole feature is very apparent, plane is horse's hoof form, dome Long supports, form of copy India careless cottage, an one window, outside mural full carve 1000 Buddha, from buddhism of Northen Wei Dynasty for headstream characteristic, basically originate cool city is Buddhist. Statue subject matter with sansei Buddha (go namely, now, prospective sansei) for main theme. Inchoate statue characteristic: Figure of Buddha is lofty, face posture abundant is round, bazoo is tall, eyebrow key point is slim, advocate need like Sakyamuni harbour moustache, this is the characteristic of Indian statue. Double shoulder is held out together, the body is brawny, what write dress to have two kinds: One kind is leave uncovered right shoulder, one kind is the garment that connect a shoulder. Carve ability law respect, clothing lines sculpture is more shallow, shade line is cut on raised Yi Wen. Sculpture is more exquisite, well-balanced, frivolous, stick put oneself in another's position. Covered with clouds sunlights 5 hole have the following relatively apparent characteristics: The hole form;B of type of A, careless cottage, big open channel;C like rear wall, it is body of;D of main statue subject matter, shoulder breadth with sansei Buddha strong, close eye tall bazoo, short thick figure, character 8 beard, of blaze grain be in a poor light, flying Apsaras of the carve on Buddha light reachs the shallow, close, dress that sticks put oneself in another's position. These characteristics show a kind of tall and graceful, interest be good at, the style of simple and honest, guileless, be different from cool city already, resemble not completely also at Qian Tuo Luo Zao together, form a kind of new statue style. The Buddhist statue of fine point, mirrorred what people lives to happiness to express and the social configuration at that time. Sculptural of cloud ridge grotto -- history of cloud ridge grotto is ages ago, dimensions is baronial, content is rich, sculpture is careful, be known as China the miracle on art history. Grotto group in, have all sorts of figure figure with each different, lifelike bearing, if Buddha, Bodhisattva, child and the; such as the Zhu Tian that protect a law have style of primitive simplicity, form the; of building of copy wood compose that makes diversity has a theme to highlight, dao Faxian's ripe Buddha passes anaglyph; to have composition of a picture numerous rich, ; of beautiful and delicate adornment grain appearance still has sculpture of musical instrument of our country ancient time to be like Li of desolate of an ancient plucked stringed instrument, platoon, a bamboo or wicker fence and lute to wait, rich and colorful, full of beautiful things in eyes. Craft is built to go up in vulture, accede and developed our country Qin Han times to carve artistic outstanding tradition, be absorbed again and shirt-sleeve the beneficial component of art of Luo Yi of Indian Qian Tuo, innovation goes the artwork that has distinctive color, in our country important one page stayed on sculpture history. Statue of metaphase of cloud ridge grotto, statue content respect, the quantitative acute that resembles greatly is decreased, subject matter diversification, stressed the position of Buddha of Shi Jia, Maitreya, buddha of popular Shi Jia, much treasure, buddha installs the Maitreya that reach a foot, wei Maji, Wen Shu, appeared Buddha passes story niche, make offerings to person cavalcade, ability is carefree story of cavalcade and Fobensheng, one's own profession, two side carve protects door wriggle through the earth round moderate of abundant of posture of face of figure of Buddha of law deity; , more comely. The Southern Dynasties that metaphase put on wide rich Chinese style dress. Carve ability way of Yi Wen at this moment, simplified relatively with first phase comparing, use the technique of type of straight smooth a flight of stairs with deeper sculpture. This kind of Yi Wen with respect to plastic arts, enhanced the stereo feeling of statue and real sense. The China with northward true grotto is changed begin from cloud ridge metaphase, this has the show of many sided, if quadrate cavern form is made, combination of heavy layer of fluctuation of niche resembling layout, statue. A lot of the Cave Temple compares cloud ridge grotto and our country, provide most the style comes on the west, introduced from the northern and western nationalities or from abroad charm of introduced from the northern and western nationalities or from abroad wind is most full-bodied. Have India, Chinese and Western already among them inferior artistic element, also Greek, Rome builds appearance of grain of modelling, adornment, feature resembling appearance, reflected the world each be in harmony of old culture collects communication, Big Buddha of cloud ridge open air -- sit in the center of the biggest figure of Buddha in grotto is Buddha of sansei of the 5th hole picture, common calls the cloud Gangdafo, be as high as 17 meters. Configuration of figure of Buddha is dignified, the expressional gimmick; that is tradition of Central Plains culture but figure of its face department: The forehead is wide, nose tall, small hole is large and the lip is thin, have however foreign lands the certain feature of Buddhist culture. The learned man is common the viewpoint thinks, industrial dust and 2 oxidation sulfur are the main factor that has inroad to cloud ridge grotto. Harmful gas and stone carving are formed together wave dirt, condense in stone carving surface to form slant acidity environment, build the decency of didymous stone carving thereby. Classics of all previous of cloud ridge grotto 1500 hematic rain hardships of a journey or of one's life, major nowadays figure of Buddha encounters serious and efflorescent crisis and serious destruction.