



Carved in the Tang Dynasty, the grotto is 4 meters high, 7.3 meters wide. It has 2775 sculptures of Buddha displayed in 37 rows.
Each of the Buddha images in the grotto is 12 centimeters tall, 7 centimeters from shoulder to shoulder, sitting on the lotus-flower seat bare-footed, with eyes casting down and arms crossed in the front. Buddha sculptures in the center are 20 centimeters tall each, 12 centimeters from shoulder to shoulder, with light in the shape of boats in the background. On each side of the grotto, there are two sculptures of Mahakassapa and Ananda, and six statues of devotees to the project of the Grotto.
Images of the Thousand-Buddha Grotto are vivid and life-like, well-structured with strict composition. The sculptures and the remaining pictures in the background can still give people very strong artistic impact even today.

