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The Yungang Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, are a monumental complex of 5th-century Buddhist cave art near Datong, Shanxi. With over 51,000 statues across 45 major caves, they showcase a fusion of Indian, Greek, and Chinese styles, epitomizing the "Yungang model" of early Chinese Buddhist sculpture.
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