Dec. 9, 2010

A sculpture of "Kwan-Yin"(goddess of mercy) with 11 facial expressions is seen in a grotto in Tianlong Mountain near Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Dec. 6, 2010. There are more than 500 sculptures and some 1144 carvings in grottoes of Tianlong Mountain. Most of the grottoes date back to Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.). (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

Stone carvings of buddhas are seen in a grottoe in Tianlong Mountain near Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Dec. 6, 2010. There are more than 500 sculptures and some 1144 carvings in grottoes of Tianlong Mountain. Most of the grottoes date back to Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.). (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

A sculpture of buddha is seen in a grotto in Tianlong Mountain near Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Dec. 6, 2010. There are more than 500 sculptures and some 1144 carvings in grottoes of Tianlong Mountain. Most of the grottoes date back to Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.). (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

A sculpture of buddha is seen in a grottoe in Tianlong Mountain near Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Dec. 6, 2010. There are more than 500 sculptures and some 1144 carvings in grottoes of Tianlong Mountain. Most of the grottoes date back to Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.). (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

Sculptures of buddhas are seen in a grotto in Tianlong Mountain in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Dec. 6, 2010. There are more than 500 sculptures and some 1144 carvings in grottoes of Tianlong Mountain. Most of the grottoes date back to Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.). (Xinhua/Yan Yan)