Longmen Twenty Statue Inscriptions

Longmen 20 refers to the selected 20 portraits of Luoyang Longmen Grottoes during the Northern Wei Dynasty, of which 19 are located outside Guyang Cave, which are classic works of calligraphy art during the Northern Wei Dynasty, and have an important role in studying that history.

Longmen Grottoes are located in the suburbs of Luoyang. It takes about 40 yuan to take a taxi from the city. The traffic is very inconvenient. If you take the bus, it seems to take two hours. Tickets are 90 yuan per person.

Nineteen of the 20 items of Longmen are in Guyangdong, and only one is in the 660th cave (Cixiang Kiln) outside Laolongdong. The main meritorious figures in these images are the princes, high-ranking officials and monks of Northern Wei. They made statues for the filial emperors or for the blessing of wealth and disaster. Their names are often recorded in the history books. These portraits often involve the historical facts of the year, so Longmen 20 products are not only the essence of calligraphy art in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the representative works of Weibei calligraphy, but also the historical materials with research value.

Nineteen of the 20 items of Longmen are in Guyangdong, and only one is in Cixiang Kiln, a cave 660 outside Laolongdong. Most of the masters of these statues are the princes, high-ranking officials and monks of Northern Wei. They celebrate the virtues of the emperor or pray for the prosperity and disaster. Their names are often recorded in historical books. These portraits often involve the historical facts of the year, so Longmen 20 products are not only the essence of calligraphy art in the Northern Wei Dynasty, but also the representative works of Weibei calligraphy, but also have research value.

It is the essence of calligraphy art in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the representative work of Weibei calligraphy, which is very historical value.