Gongxian Grottoes
Gongxian Grottoes is a Buddhist temple in Zhengzhou, Central Henan, Henan.Photo: Acot2017, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: cave in People’s Republic of China
- Also known as: “Gongxian Caves” and “巩义石窟寺”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gongyi and Heluo.
Gongyi
Photo: Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gongyi, formerly Gong County, is a county-level city of Henan Province, South Central China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou. It has a population of 790,000 people and an area of 1,041 km2.
Heluo
Town
Heluo is a town under the administration of Gongyi, Henan, China. As of 2023, it administers the following 25 villages:… Heluo is situated 9 km east of Gongxian Grottoes.
Gongxian Grottoes
- Categories: grotto, archaeological site, place of worship, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Zhengzhou, Central Henan, Henan, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.81279° or 34° 48′ 46″ northLongitude
113.02401° or 113° 1′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8P6MR27F+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1343430557OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousWikidata ID
Q1387840
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Gongxian Grottoes” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “巩县石窟”
- Chinese: “巩县石窟寺”
- German: “Gongxian-Grotten”
- Japanese: “鞏県石窟”
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