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| Location | Zhangjiajie, China [1] |
|---|---|
| History | |
| Builder | Li Jingkai[2] |
| Founded | 1807[3] |
| Cultures | Taoism |
Yuhuangdong Grottoes[4] (Chinese: 玉皇洞石窟), or Yuhuang Grottoes,[5] named after the statue of the Jade Emperor carved inside the cave,[6] are Chinese Taoist stone sculptures,[7] located on a cliff at the southern foot of Makong Mountain (麻空山),[8] Fengxianggang Township (枫香岗乡), Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province.[9]
Yuhuangdong Grottoes, 10 kilometers away from the urban area,[10] are distributed on a section of precipice about 300 meters long from east to west and more than 130 meters high.[11]
Yuhuangdong Grottoes were excavated by Li Jingkai (李京开), a Qing Dynasty Yongding country gentry (乡绅),[12] and In 1799, these grottoes began to be constructed in 1799 and it took eight years to complete in 1807.[13]