Guangyuan Thousand Buddha Cliff Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Guangyuan Thousand Buddha Cliff is the largest group of grottoes in Sichuan. It is located on the east bank of the Jialing River, 5 kilometers north of Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province. At the south end of the cliff is the ancient plank road dangerous pavilion - Shigui Pavilion, and across the Jialing River is the Guangyuan Huangze Temple. The cliff statues on Qianfo Cliff were built in the Northern Wei Dynasty. After nearly 1,500 years, the statues and niches are densely covered with 13 layers on a cliff 45 meters high and more than 200 meters long from north to south. According to the fourth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1854) The inscription records that the entire Thousand Buddha Cliff in Guangyuan once had "17,000 unique statues." Unfortunately, during the construction of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway in 1935, more than half of the statues were destroyed, and now only more than 400 niches and more than 7,000 large and small statues remain. Body.

Attractions distribution:

The whole cliff statue of Qianfo Cliff is centered on Dayun Cave and is divided into two sections, the north and the south. The niches and grottoes in the southern section include: Big Buddha Cave, Lotus Cave, Muni Pavilion, Thousand Buddha Cave, Sleeping Buddha Niche, Duobao Buddhist Niche, Jingyin Buddhist Niche, Donor Niche, Shenlong Buddha, Ruyilun Guanyin, Single Buddha Cave, etc.; The northern section of the niches The caves include: Three Generations Buddha's niche, Worry-free Flower Tree Grotto, Maitreya Buddha's niche, Three Body Buddha's niche, Jie Xing Monk's niche, Bodhi Statue Grotto, Jile Tianren Grotto, Ksitigarbha's niche, Hercules's niche, Lushena Buddha's niche, and Eleven-faced Avalokitesvara. Statues, Amitabha Buddha's niche, Feitian Cave, Qing Dynasty Tibetan Buddha Cave, etc. Now the Guangyuan City Cultural Relics Management Office has built and improved the cliff pavilion walkway, with stairs to climb, which can lead to visits to various niches and caves.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 4A-level scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

Buddhist culture, cliff statues, grottoes, Buddha statues