云冈石窟,是在山崖陡壁上开凿出的洞窟式佛寺建筑,位于山西省大同市城西约16公里处的南郊区云冈镇云冈村北,坐北朝南,北倚武周山南麓峭壁,南临十里河(古称武周川水),是中国佛教艺术第一个巅峰时期的经典建筑杰作,与敦煌莫高窟、洛阳龙门石窟、天水麦积山石窟并称“中国四大石窟”。据档案史料记载,云冈石窟开凿于北魏和平年间(460—465年),正光五年 Yungang Grottoes is a cave-style Buddhist temple built on the steep cliffs. It is located north of Yungang Village in Yungang Town in the southern suburb of Datong City, Shanxi Province, about 16 kilometers west of the city. It is the classic architectural masterpiece of the first peak period of Chinese Buddhist art. It is also called “China’s four major grottoes” with Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang and Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui. According to historical records of archives, Yungang Grottoes were cut during the Northern Wei Dynasty (460-465 years), Zhengguang five years