1, Gansu Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, also known as the Cave of a Thousand Buddhas, the first batch listed in 1987 as the "World Cultural and Natural Heritage List".

2, Datong, Shanxi Yungang Grottoes, Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Wencheng peace in the early years of the construction, also included in the "World Cultural and Natural Heritage List" in 2001. Yungang Grottoes statues magnificent, colorful content, known as the 5th century A.D. China's stone carving art of the crown, known as the treasure trove of ancient Chinese carving art.

3. Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan Province, was inscribed on the List of World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 2000.

4, Gansu Tianshui Maijishan Grottoes. Save more clay statues, also known as the "Oriental Statue Museum".

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China's Buddhist grottoes were first excavated in the 3rd century A.D., and flourished in the 5th-8th centuries, with fewer excavated after the 16th century. In terms of scale or artistic achievement, the Longmen Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes, Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, and Maijishan Grottoes are known as the four major grottoes in China. These four grottoes can be said to be China's largest art treasure, in the religious value, artistic value, social value have a significant position.