Introduction to Manshan Pavilion: There is only one cave in the Sui Dynasty, which preserves the famous "Kaihuang Stone Chamber Inscription". It can be seen that the cave was built in the fourth year of Kaihuang's reign (584) in the Sui Dynasty. Jinyang was also the place where Li Yuan, Emperor Taizu of the Tang Dynasty, founded Longxing. Therefore, it was also an important capital in the Tang Dynasty, and Buddhism developed further. Therefore, the largest number of Tianlong Mountains were excavated in the Tang Dynasty, reaching fifteen, including the ninth cave "Manshan Pavilion". to represent. This is a large cave with two floors. The upper floor has an 8-meter-high reclining statue of Maitreya Buddha. The lower floor has a 6-meter-high eleven-faced Guanyin statue in the center. On the left and right are Samantabhadra riding an elephant and Manjusri riding a lion. The statues are plump, elegant and delicate in technique.

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