Yungang Grottoes were excavated in the Wen Chengde period of Northern Wei Dynasty, and ended in light years of Northern Wei Dynasty, which is of excellent value in art, history, culture, and tourism. This paper briefly describes the development history of Yungang Grottoes, and divides them into early, middle, and late stages according to the construction time, and analyzes their cultural changes from the representative grottoes in each period, hoping to play a certain reference role.
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Meng, H. (2025) The Historical and Cultural Changes of Yungang Grottoes Cultural Changes of Yungang Grottoes. Journal of Social Development and History, 1(1), 31-38.