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The Grottoes, sprawling for over a kilometer, are numbered from east to west. Grottos No. 5-20 in the central zone are the most glorious part of the whole complex. Grotto No. 5 contains the biggest, seventeen meters tall, Buddha sculpture, screened by a four-story wooden facade from the Qing Dynasty. Grotto No. 6 depicts the life of Sakyamuni, from the day of his birth up to the time of his achieving Buddha-hood. Grottos No. 16-20 are the earliest of the Yungang Grottos. Sculptures inside these five caves symbolize the five Northern Wei rulers.

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