Yungang Grottoes
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Yungang Grottoes is a renowned UNESCO World Heritage site in northern China, famous for its extensive 5th–6th century Buddhist cave temples and thousands of rock-carved statues.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yungang Grottoes canonical | 9 |
| Northern Qi Buddhist cave temples | 1 |
| Yungang Caves | 1 |
| 云冈石窟 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3109987 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yungang Grottoes Context triple: [Shanxi Province, contains, Yungang Grottoes]
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A.
Longmen Grottoes
The Longmen Grottoes are a renowned complex of thousands of Buddhist rock carvings and statues dating from the Northern Wei and Tang dynasties, carved into limestone cliffs along the Yi River in central China.
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B.
Mogao Caves
The Mogao Caves are a renowned complex of Buddhist cave temples near Dunhuang in China, famous for their extensive collection of ancient murals, sculptures, and manuscripts along the Silk Road.
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C.
White Horse Temple
White Horse Temple is traditionally regarded as the first Buddhist temple in China and an important cradle of Chinese Buddhism, located near Luoyang in Henan Province.
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D.
Baota Pagoda
Baota Pagoda is a historic nine-story stone tower in Yan'an, China, renowned as a symbol of the city and an important cultural and revolutionary landmark.
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E.
Du Hang Pagoda
Du Hang Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in Hai Phong, Vietnam, known for its traditional architecture, ancient statues, and tranquil courtyards.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yungang Grottoes Target entity description: Yungang Grottoes is a renowned UNESCO World Heritage site in northern China, famous for its extensive 5th–6th century Buddhist cave temples and thousands of rock-carved statues.
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A.
Longmen Grottoes
The Longmen Grottoes are a renowned complex of thousands of Buddhist rock carvings and statues dating from the Northern Wei and Tang dynasties, carved into limestone cliffs along the Yi River in central China.
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B.
Mogao Caves
The Mogao Caves are a renowned complex of Buddhist cave temples near Dunhuang in China, famous for their extensive collection of ancient murals, sculptures, and manuscripts along the Silk Road.
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C.
White Horse Temple
White Horse Temple is traditionally regarded as the first Buddhist temple in China and an important cradle of Chinese Buddhism, located near Luoyang in Henan Province.
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D.
Baota Pagoda
Baota Pagoda is a historic nine-story stone tower in Yan'an, China, renowned as a symbol of the city and an important cultural and revolutionary landmark.
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E.
Du Hang Pagoda
Du Hang Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in Hai Phong, Vietnam, known for its traditional architecture, ancient statues, and tranquil courtyards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist cave temple complex
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ rock-cut architecture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Yungang Grottoes
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surface form:
Yungang Caves
|
| builtDuring | Northern Wei dynasty ⓘ |
| ChineseName |
Yungang Grottoes
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
云冈石窟
|
| constructionEnd | 6th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 5th century ⓘ |
| contains |
painted murals
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relief carvings of Buddhist sutras ⓘ seated colossal Buddha statues ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| distanceFromDatong | about 16 km west ⓘ |
| hasNotableCave |
Cave 10
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Cave 16 ⓘ Cave 8 ⓘ
surface form:
Cave 17
Cave 18 ⓘ Cave 19 ⓘ Cave 20 ⓘ Cave 5 ⓘ Cave 6 ⓘ Cave 7 ⓘ Cave 8 ⓘ Cave 9 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Central Asian art
ⓘ
Greco-Buddhist art ⓘ
surface form:
Gandharan art
Gupta art ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Buddhist art
|
| inscriptionYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
5th–6th century Buddhist cave temples
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fusion of Chinese and foreign artistic styles ⓘ large rock-carved Buddha statues ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Datong
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Shanxi Province ⓘ northern China ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern foothills of the Wuzhou Mountains ⓘ |
| management | Yungang Grottoes Research Institute ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| near |
Datong
ⓘ
surface form:
Datong city
|
| numberOfCaves |
252 large and medium-sized caves and niches
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45 main caves ⓘ |
| numberOfStatues | more than 51,000 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Silk Road cultural sphere
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road Buddhist art tradition
|
| region |
Loess Plateau (eastern part)
ⓘ
surface form:
Loess Plateau
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| style |
Buddhist art
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Wei Buddhist art
|
| tourismAttraction | major tourist destination in Shanxi ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
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(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1039 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Yungang Grottoes Description of subject: Yungang Grottoes is a renowned UNESCO World Heritage site in northern China, famous for its extensive 5th–6th century Buddhist cave temples and thousands of rock-carved statues.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Northern Qi Buddhist cave temples
this entity surface form:
云冈石窟
this entity surface form:
Yungang Caves