Heritage
Video 2:14Longmen Grottoes
龙门石窟100,000 Buddhas carved into a riverside cliff
4.94 h|¥90
Ticket
¥100
Time needed
4 h
Best time
April–October
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- 01Built in the 1960s by hand along the Taihang cliff face
- 02The青年洞 section lets you walk beside the channel above the valley
- 03Memorial hall explains the engineering in English panels
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Tom Becker
Photo essay · editor's pick
“You keep looking for the machinery and there isn't any. Just a channel in the rock and a very long drop.”
Excerpted with attribution; full note linked from the creator's channel.
The walk
The main scenic section follows the channel for about two kilometres with a railing on the valley side. Flat, narrow and exposed; hats blow away.
Context
The memorial hall at the entrance sets up why the canal was cut. Twenty minutes there makes the walk read as engineering history rather than scenery.
Practical notes
- Combine with the Taihang Grand Canyon for a full day from Linzhou
- Bring sun protection; the cliff path has almost no shade
- 08:00–18:00
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