中文
云岗石窟处于山西省大同市西郊的云岗石窟是我国古代雕刻艺术的瑰宝，也是世界著名的大型石窟群之一。艺术家们把它比喻成东方的罗马石雕。有人发现这些石雕作品，融合了中西的艺术，因而具有特殊的魅力。
云岗石窟开凿于北魏和平年间(公元460年至465年)，距今已有1500多年的历史。前后用了约30年的时间才基本上完成了这个浩大的艺术工程。整个石窟依山开凿，东西绵延1公里，现存主要洞窟53个，大小造像51000多个。石窟雕刻的题材内容，基本上是佛像和佛教故事。
石窟中最大的佛像是第五窟三世佛的中央坐像，高达17米。佛像形态端庄，是中原文化传统的表现手法；但其脸部形象：额宽、鼻高、眼大而唇薄，却具有外域佛教文化的某些特征。
大同市在公元5世纪初，是北魏的都城，当时称为平城，至5世纪末迁都洛阳，在近百年间，这里一直是中国北方封建统治的中心。初期的北魏王朝非常崇信佛教，并奉为国教。公元446年，太武帝听信司徒崔浩的建议，焚毁佛寺佛塔，强迫僧人还俗，造成了佛教史上的“太武灭法”。不久太武帝病，疑为灭法所致，大悔，杀崔浩。
文成帝继位后，首先恢复佛法。云岗石窟就是在这样的情况下，由当时一位著名和尚奉文成帝之命，役使了数以万计的劳动人民和雕刻家动工开凿的。
英文
The Yungang rock cave was in the Shanxi Province Datong western suburbs the Yungang rock cave is our country ancient times carves artistic the treasure, also was one of world famous large-scale rock cave groups.The artists analogy it become East's Roman stone carving.Some people discovered these stone carving work, fused China and the West art, thus has the special charm. The Yungang rock cave opens cutting in Northern Wei Dynasty and the ordinary year (the A.D. 460 years to 465 years), is apart from now to have more than 1500 years history.Around used 30 years only then to be approximately basic on has completed this vast artistic project.The entire rock cave opens cutting according to the mountain, the thing is continuous 1 kilometer, extant main cavern 53, size statuary more than 51000.The rock cave carving theme content, basically is the image of Buddha and the Buddhism story. In the rock cave the biggest image of Buddha is the fifth hole buddhas of the three periods central picture or statue of somebody sitting, reaches as high as 17 meters.The image of Buddha shape is solemn, is the area south of Yellow River culture tradition expression means; But his/her face image: But the volume width, the nose high, the eye the lip is greatly thin, actually has foreign country Buddhism culture certain characteristics. Datong in the A.D. the beginning of 5 centuries, is Northern Wei Dynasty's capital city, at that time was called Pingcheng, moved the capital Luoyang to 5 century's ends, in during the near hundred years, here always was north part of China the feudal rule center.The initial period Northern Wei Dynasty dynasty respects and believes in Buddhism extremely, and presents for the national religion.A.D. 446 years, the Taiwu emperors believe Situ Cui Hao the suggestion, burns down the Buddhist temple pagoda, forced the Buddhist priest to return to secular life, creates in the Buddhism history “Taiwu to extinguish the law”.The Taiwu emperors get sick soon, doubt for extinguish the law result, the big regret, kills Cui to be vast. After the Wen Cheng emperor succeeds to the throne, first restores the Buddhist doctrine.The Yungang rock cave is in such situation, presented life of the Wen Cheng emperor by at that time a renowned buddhist priest, has used the thousands working people and the sculptor begins construction to open cutting
