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Longmen Grottoes

The Longmen Grottoes are like a big treasure chest that has lots of tiny rooms inside it. Imagine a big wall made of rock that has lots of doors and windows carved into it. These rooms are called grottoes and they are full of statues and carvings that people made a long, long time ago.

The Longmen Grottoes are found in China and they are very special because they were made over a thousand years ago! Can you even imagine how old that is? That's before your grandparents, before your great grandparents - it's REALLY old! People made these grottoes by carefully carving into the rock with special tools. They wanted to make a special place to store important things, like statues of the Buddha and other important people.

When you go visit the Longmen Grottoes, it's like you're travelling back in time to see what people were doing and what they cared about a long time ago. You can see all the cool things they made and maybe even learn something new! The statues and carvings are very beautiful, and they even tell stories about what life was like back then. It's like being in a big, ancient museum!