In Luoyang of my home town Henan, have the world culture bequest that is in famed far and near, it is the Longmen Grottoes.
在我的家乡河南洛阳，有一处闻名遐迩的世界文化遗产，它就是龙门石窟。
The Longmen Grottoes is located in Henan to save riverside of Ou Yiluo of dragon of Luoyang city the name of a river in Shaanxi and Henan provinces, north and south is as long as 1 kilometer, have more than 97000 in all honour figure of Buddha. It is the statue on the world the lapidarian art treasure house with most, the biggest dimensions, be judged to be by organization of article of U.N. science and education " the highest peak of art of Chinese carved stone " , it is museum of China's biggest art of outdoor carved stone, rank China each are big first of grotto. 2000, the Longmen Grottoes is included " world bequest directory " , with Mo Gao grotto of ridge of hole, cloud, wheat accumulates hill grotto and weigh 4 big grotto of China. Family once followed to go when I return old home a few years ago the Longmen Grottoes is visited, but the age is still small in those days, just trot along on horseback view is beautiful, not too the story that knows these stone to resemble backside and meaning, now, consult through getting online data, I just understand original the Longmen Grottoes to have so much magical with distinctive culture, history, artistic value and physical geography appearance.
龙门石窟位于河南省洛阳市洛龙区伊洛河畔，南北长达1公里，共有九万七千余尊佛像。它是世界上造像最多、规模最大的石刻艺术宝库，被联合国科教文组织评为“中国石刻艺术的最高峰”，是中国最大的露天石刻艺术博物馆，位居中国各大石窟之首。二零零零年，龙门石窟被列入《世界遗产名录》，与莫高窟、云冈石窟、麦积山石窟并称中国的四大石窟。几年前我回老家时曾经跟随家人去龙门石窟游览，但那时年龄尚小，只是走马观花，并不太懂这些石像背后的故事和意义，现在，通过上网查阅资料，我才了解到原来龙门石窟有这么多神奇和独特的文化、历史、艺术价值和自然地理面貌。
The Longmen Grottoes only then authentic at Northen Wei Dynasty, cheng Yutang, eventually clear minor details, all previous classics more than 10 dynasty, build in succession be as long as more than 1400 years, be the grotto with the longest time is built on the world. The objective historical data that the respect such as a large number of religion, building, calligraphy, dancing, dress, art withheld in grotto, reflection gives the political economy of different history period and culture style.
龙门石窟始凿于北魏，盛于唐，终于清末，历经十多个朝代，陆续营造长达一千四百余年，是世界上营造时间最长的石窟。石窟中保留了大量宗教、建筑、书法、舞蹈、服饰、美术等方面的实物史料，折射出不同历史时期的政治经济和文化时尚。
Provide most in the Longmen Grottoes representative should belong to Feng Xiansi. It original name big Lu She resembles niche then, be located in south of west hill of the Longmen Grottoes, it is the dimensions in the Longmen Grottoes a the biggest, art is most masterly group rub cliff group vulture. Sculpture of this group of large carved stone showed Tang Dynasty carves artistic top achievement not only, more lord it over the summit summit at art of Chinese carved stone, become history on marvellous spectacle. The Lushenadafo in the middle of this group of carved stone resembling is the largest statue in the Longmen Grottoes, its are connected tall 17. 4 meters, the head is 4 meters tall, ear is as long as 1. 9 meters. Figure of Buddha is facial and plump, body of state of wave of the top of head sends grain, double eyebrow turn is like new moon, a pair of show look, stare ahead slightly, gao Zhi of bridge of the nose, binaural prolapse, below mental slightly forward dash forward, mouth is cabinet, show auspicious smile, wear robe, simple and unadorned, wan Re an amiable and sagacious middleaged female. This tremendous stone resembled reflecting the characteristic with Tang Dynasty artistic buddhism adequately: Face form plump and smooth-skinned, configuration satisfactory, look is unruffled. Allegedly Lushenadafo is build according to Wu Zetian's figure, it smiles with mystery celebrated, by foreign tourist praise for " Oriental unconscious graceful Li Sha " , " the world is the most beautiful statuary " .
龙门石窟中最具代表性的当属奉先寺了。它原名大卢舍那像龛，位于龙门石窟西山南部，是龙门石窟中规模最大、艺术最为精湛的一组摩崖型群雕。这组大型石刻雕塑不仅显示了唐代雕刻艺术的最高成就，更高踞于中国石刻艺术的巅峰，成为史上奇观。这组石刻像正中的卢舍那大佛是龙门石窟中最大的造像，其通高17。4米，头高4米，耳朵长达1。9米。佛像面部丰满，头顶波状形发纹，双眉弯如新月，一双秀目，微微凝视前方，鼻梁高直，双耳下垂，下颏略向前突，嘴巴小巧，露出祥和的笑意，身着袈裟，朴实无华，宛若一位慈祥睿智的中年女性。这个巨大的石像充分体现了唐代佛教艺术的特点：面形丰润、形态圆满、神情安详。据说卢舍那大佛是根据武则天的形象造的呢，它以神秘微笑著称，被外国游客誉为“东方蒙娜丽莎”、“世界最美雕像”。
There still are a lot of caverns that have distinguishing feature each in the Longmen Grottoes, the smallest figure of Buddha has two centimeters tall only, extremely exquisite. In the one side of whole hill, it is greatly small grotto and carved stone statuary, different Buddha statue measurement is differ, bearing each different, posture dress also has different, according to these, historian and Buddhist artists can figure the religious culture characteristic of Baconian and different times is waited a moment.
龙门石窟中还有许多各具特色的洞窟，最小的佛像只有两厘米高，精巧极了。在整座山的一面，都是大大小小的石窟和石刻雕像，不同的佛造像大小不一，神态各异，体态服饰亦有不同，根据这些，历史学家和佛教艺术家们可以推测归纳不同时代的宗教文化特点等等。
The stone niche statue that goes up in hill besides cut, the geography of buy of v/arc be on the throne of place of the Longmen Grottoes and environment are very distinctive also, beautiful. Bai Juyi has Shi Yun " the name of a river in Shaanxi and Henan provinces suburbs, the success of landscape, dragon door head Yan. " the Longmen Grottoes is located in south Luoyang outskirt, two hill confront each other here, yi water midstream, buddha smooth hill is lubricious, the scenery is pretty, it is Song Daisu is depicted too " extraordinary two hill door, scoop up in all one water is beautiful " Tian Que marvellous spectacle. Also plant because of this special geographical environment, dragon door still has a nickname -- Yi Que, according to " water classics notes " account: "Door of scanty dragon of former times big the reputed founder of the Ix Dynasty in order to connect water, two hill are opposite, wang Zhire faults, meantime of Yi water all previous, the Yi Que that friend says " .
除了开凿在山上的石龛造像，龙门石窟所在位置的地理和自然环境也十分独特、优美。白居易有诗云“洛都四郊，山水之胜，龙门首焉。”龙门石窟位于洛阳南郊，这里两山对峙，伊水中流，佛光山色，风景秀丽，是宋代苏过描绘“峥嵘两山门，共挹一水秀”的天阙奇观。也因为这种特殊的地理环境，龙门还有一个别名——伊阙，据《水经注》记载：“昔大禹疏龙门以通水，两山相对，望之若阙，伊水历其间，故谓之伊阙”。
The years of chiliad of all previous classics, the fabulous tale about the Longmen Grottoes is not little also of course.
历经千年的岁月，关于龙门石窟的传说故事当然也不少。
The carp jumps the story of dragon door, believe everybody knows, this story happens in seat of Luoyang the Longmen Grottoes. According to legend, after Yu Biyi faults, flow is rapid, swim the carp in Yellow River of breath Yu Mengjin, go up down the Yi, water retrograde motion of the name of a river in Shaanxi and Henan provinces, when swimming to door of Yi Que Long, wave is monstrous, hop in succession, appetent had broken up, the person that had jumped is dragon, can fly towering, accordingly, also use later " door of dragon of carp fish dive " will compare the important hour do all one can in life to go all out in work, implementation leaps.
鲤鱼跳龙门的故事，相信大家都知道，这个故事就发生在洛阳龙门石窟所在地。相传，禹辟伊阙以后，水流湍急，游息于孟津黄河中的鲤鱼，顺着伊、洛之水逆行而上，当游到伊阙龙门时，波浪滔天，纷纷跳跃，意欲翻过，跳过者为龙，可一飞冲天，因此，后来也用“鲤鱼跃龙门”来比喻在人生的重要时刻奋力拼搏，实现飞跃。
This is the Longmen Grottoes, one enchases the bright bright phearl in civilization of the mankind on Central Plains earth, one Zhang Yi Yi is unripe brightness culture travel calling card, the significant testimony that it is Buddhist grotto art and transmission of civilization of the Silk Road, also be the perfect work that Buddhist China turns, become the crystallization with China shirt-sleeve civilization. If you are opposite these having fun at, come so quickly my home town Luoyang, the true look that sees the Longmen Grottoes!
这就是龙门石窟，一颗镶嵌在中原大地上人类文明的璀璨明珠，一张熠熠生辉的文化旅游名片，它是佛教石窟艺术与丝绸之路文明传播的重要见证，也是佛教中国化的完美作品，并成为中华文明融合的结晶。如果你对这些有兴趣，那么快来我的家乡洛阳，一睹龙门石窟的真容吧！