云冈石窟坐落在山西省大同市西郊16公里处的武州山南麓。石窟依山开凿,按地理位置总体可归纳为东、中、西三部分,其中,著名的昙曜五窟就坐落在西部窟群中。云冈石窟现存主要洞窟大约有四五十个,石雕造像大约有五万多尊。这些雕刻精美的石雕造像,不仅具有很高的科学、艺术价值,而且历史也很悠久,是人类文化遗产的一部分。“云冈”之名最初并不是针对石窟而言的,而是因为明代正德、嘉靖年间在此设“云冈堡”之后才有的, Yungang Grottoes is located in 16 kilometers west of Datong City, Shanxi Province, south of Wuzhou Shan. Grottoes cut along the mountain, according to the overall geographical location can be summarized as the eastern, central and western parts, of which the famous Tan Yao five caves is located in the western cave group. The main existing caves Yungang Grottoes about forty or fifty, statues of stone about fifty thousand respect. These carved stone statues, not only have a high scientific and artistic value, but also a long history, is part of the human cultural heritage. “Yungang ” name is not initially for the grottoes, but because of the Ming Dynasty, Jiajing years in this set “Yungang Fort ” after only,