#Shisunshan Cliffside Inscriptions Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
The Shisun Mountain cliff carvings in Chengdu also have their own Maijishan Grottoes
🚶🏻♂️There is a 1250-year-old Tang Dynasty cliff carving Buddha statue in Qionglai, Chengdu|| There is a Tang Dynasty cliff carving Buddha statue around Chengdu, with its various shapes and thousands of postures, which makes every viewer amazed. These Buddha statues have different forms, some are solemn, some are kind and amiable, some are mighty and majestic, some are agile and elegant.
🪨The Qionglai Shisun Mountain Tang Dynasty cliff carving Buddha statue group is distributed on a cliff about 120 meters long, about 40 meters high, and about 2 meters above the ground. There are 33 niches and more than 1000 Buddha statues of various sizes. These Buddha statues were mainly carved during the middle Tang Dynasty and are one of the very precious Tang Dynasty cliff carving statue groups in Sichuan.
📍Location: Chengdu Qionglai Shisun Mountain Cliff Carvings
🚗It is recommended to drive by yourself, it takes about 2 hours to depart from Chengdu, the scenic area is located in a remote area, and the last section of the road is very narrow.
🎫No admission tickets and parking fees are charged
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The grottoes are not big, walk up the mountain for a small piece, about 20 minutes to finish. Please take care of the cultural relics when you go to play, do not scribble at will. If time permits, you can connect the nearby Chuanwang Palace, Pantuo Temple, and Xinchang Ancient Town for a tour.
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Explore the little-known Shisun Mountain cliff carvings!!!
❤Reason for recommendation:
If it is said that the northern grottoes such as 'Longmen Grottoes, Mogao Grottoes' are the first half of the domestic grotto art, then the Bashu grottoes, these grottoes that blend Chinese painting and sculpture techniques and aesthetics can be called the deserved second half.
Located in Qionglai, Chengdu, the Shisun Mountain cliff carvings are built on a cliff more than 40 meters high, with a peak standing out among the surrounding peaks, like a spring bamboo shoot, hence the name 'Shisun Mountain'. The history of the carvings can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, also known as Ling Mountain Buddha, Dafo Temple,
There are 33 niches in the carvings facing east to west, with more than 1,000 Buddha statues remaining. The carving style fully integrates the artistic essence of Tang Dynasty carvings. The stone statues reflect devotion, kindness and majesty. Among them, 'Thousand-Hand Guanyin Picture, Western Pure Land Change and Wordless Stele, Vimalakirti Sutra Debate, Huayan Three Saints Preaching Picture' can be called the masterpieces of Chinese relief carvings!!
After being silent for more than a thousand years, the Shisun Mountain cliff carvings re-entered people's vision in the 1980s and were listed as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 2006.
📍Detailed address: Shisun Mountain Cliff Carvings, Qionglai, Chengdu
🚉Travel strategy:
It is recommended to drive by yourself. It takes 2 hours to arrive from Chengdu. The scenic spot is located in a remote area. The last section of the road is very narrow and it is not easy to park🅿️. There is a parking lot in the scenic spot, and no tickets or parking fees are charged
The grotto is not big, and it takes about 20 minutes to walk up a small section of the mountain
This time I went to play and saw the words 'XX was here' carved by previous tourists on the grotto. I didn't have time to take a picture. Next time I encounter it, I really want to expose it. Everyone must take care of the cultural relics when they go to play
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