Tips for a perfect tour in Longmen

Updated: 2015-08-26

Dongshan Leigutai Architecture Site Exhibition Center

Relics displayed in Dongshan Leigutai architecture site exhibition center [Photo/Longmen Grottoes on WeChat]

Dongshan Leigutai Architecture Site Exhibition Center, located in the south end of the East Hill Grottoes of Longmen, has cultural relics displayed in the center. These relics mostly come from the first large scale archaeological discoveries in Longmen. The findings are of great significance to the studies of Tang Dynasty temple architecture. They are also of high artistic value.

Baiyuan Garden

A corner of the Baiyuan Garden [Photo/Longmen Grottoes on WeChat]

The Baiyuan Garden refers to the mausoleum of Bai Juyi, an outstanding poet of the Tang Dynasty who lived between AD 772 and AD 846. The Baiyuan Garden is located at the east hill of Longmen, opposite slightly to one side of the Longmen Grottoes across the Yihe River. On a peak called Pipa in this garden is the tomb of the great Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi.

The tomb of Bai Juyi is a round mound of earth, 4 meters high, with a circumference of 52 meters. In front of the tomb stands a tombstone of 2.80 meters high, which reads, “The Tomb of Bai Juyi”.

The important scenic spots in the Baiyuan Garden are Qinggu, Tingyi Pavillion, Letian Hall, Bai Pavillion, Bird’s Head Gate, Peak Pipa, Bai Juyi’s Tomb, Daoshi Reading Room among others.

As a garden was constructed in sync with the style of the Tang Dynasty, it is a good place to console with the great poet as well as a tourist resort.