Yīquē

Yique, the “Gate of the Yi,” marks the place south of Luoyang where the Yi River passes between two hills like towers flanking a gateway. Better known as Longmen, the gorge became a great centre of Buddhist devotion. From the Northern Wei onward, worshippers cut caves and images into the cliffs, with extensive work continuing under the Tang. Later visitors still came to admire the river and the carved hills; a Ming account describes a prefect travelling south from Luoyang to the gateway.