魏晋南北朝时期,在中国历史上既是一个大混战的时代,又是一个民族大融合的时代;既是外来文化源源输入和科技、文化大发展的时代,也是文学艺术不依附于权势而进入自觉的时代;同时也是宗教迷信大泛滥的时代。魏晋南北朝长期处于分裂混乱之中,战争频繁,民生疾苦。政局的不稳定,时局的混乱动荡,带来的是经济的普遍衰退。但在意识形态领域却有了超乎寻常的改变。此时的统治阶级早已被儒家思想所左右,民间的风气也随之俯仰,纷乱的社会又给宗教的蔓延和传播创造了极好的机会,社会各个阶层对宗教有了更为迫切的需要和更为广泛的接受。这一时期最为著名的佛教石窟艺术便是在这种特定 During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was not only an era of mega-fighting but also an era of national integration in the history of China. It was not only an era where foreign cultures were sourced, science and culture were greatly developed, but also literature and art were not consciously attached to power Era; at the same time it is also a time when religious superstition is overrun. The Wei, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties have been in long-standing divisions and chaos, with frequent wars and hard-living people’s livelihood. The political instability and turmoil in the current situation bring about the general economic recession. But there has been an extraordinary change in the field of ideology. The ruling class at this time has long been dominated by Confucianism, folk customs also pitch, chaotic society has created an excellent opportunity for religious spread and dissemination, all sectors of society have a more pressing need for religion and More widely accepted. The most famous Buddhist cave art of this period was this particular one