石窟的开凿起源于印度,在中国起自十六国时期,延续至明清,长达一千余年之久,尤以北朝、隋、唐、宋、元各代最为盛行无数艺术工匠们根据当时的宗教信仰、社会风尚并结合他们自身的生活感受,以及在吸收外来文化艺术的基础上不断有所创新,形成中国的特色,反映了中国当时的文化和社会生活。 The excavation of the grottoes originated in India. In China, since the Sixteen Kingdoms period, it continued to the Ming and Qing dynasties for more than a thousand years, especially in Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties. According to numerous art craftsmen The religious beliefs and social customs of the time combined with their own feelings of life, as well as constantly innovating on the basis of absorbing foreign culture and art, formed the characteristics of China and reflected the then Chinese culture and social life.