Introduction to the cliff statues: The Shizhongshan Grottoes were excavated over hundreds of years during the Dali Kingdom of Nanzhao and are known as the "Dunhuang of the Southwest". Each statue is lifelike and exquisite. In addition to the Buddha and the gods, there are the kings of Nanzhao and their attendants, the noble and the humble. The three generations of Nanzhao kings, Xinuluo, Geluofeng and Yimouxun, still tell the story to today's people from the dark caves. The distant Nanzhao Kingdom.