2025 Heshui Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in May)

route: D1 Xi'an - Binzhou Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda - Binzhou Big Buddha Temple - Changwu Zhaoren Temple - Nanshi Grottoes - Live in Longqi Valley D2 Longxi Valley - Wanjiangou - Beishiku Temple - Qingyang Museum - Zhouzuling - Qingzhou Ancient City D3 Longdong Middle School-Zhou Jiubang-Qingcheng Museum-Longdong Ancient Stone Carving Art Museum-Return Transportation: Chenzhou East Station - Kaiyuan Temple Tower, take bus No. 5 on the left side of the station, 2 yuan, get off at Municipal People's Hospital Station in 20 minutes Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda - Dafo Temple, bus No. 3, 3 yuan, 25 minutes, get off at Dafo Temple Dafo Temple - Changwu Zhaoren Temple, first take bus 3 for 2 yuan to the terminal station Tingkou, then take the shuttle bus from Tingkou to Changwu for 1 yuan Zhaoren Temple - Nanshikusi Temple, take Changwu Bus No. 3 to Fengkou, then take the bus from Fengkou to Jingchuan for 8 yuan, get off at Nanshikusi intersection Nanshiku Temple - Longqi Valley, wait for the bus from Jingchuan to Libao at Nanshiku intersection, and walk 10 kilometers after getting off the bus Beishiku Temple - Qingyang, wait for the bus from Zhenyuan to Qingyang at the temple gate, wave frequently, there is parking for private cars for free or 10 yuan Qingyang-Qingcheng, do not take the high-speed rail, take the bus from the bus station, it takes 1.5 hours to arrive Transportation in Qingcheng: You can basically walk to the Zhouzu Mausoleum outside the city, but public transportation is convenient in the city Qingcheng-Longdong Ancient Stone Carving Art Museum: Method 1: Take the bus from Qingcheng South Bus Station to Heshui for 8 yuan and 50 minutes. Method 2: Heshui Customized Travel XCX, 15 yuan for work pick-up Longdong Ancient Stone Carving Art Museum-Xi'an, first take Heshui Customized Travel XCX 20 yuan to Ningxian Railway Station, then take the train to Xi'an Features: For specific attractions, please see the collection below the article for a special introduction 【Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda】Free. The tower is 47.84 meters high, with an octagonal, seven-story brick-wood mixed structure. You can go up to the high steps at the back to overlook Binzhou City. [Binzhou Big Buddha Temple] 35 yuan, 20 yuan in off-season, highly recommended, especially the Thousand Buddha Caves, bring a flashlight [Zhaoren Temple in Changwu] Free, highly recommended, Yu Shinan's regular script, Bagua ceiling with stacked beams [Southern Grotto Temple] 20 yuan, one year later than the Northern Grotto Temple, but the Buddha statues are much better in terms of technique and proportion than the Northern Grotto Temple 【Longqi Valley】Experience ice caves, cave dwellings, and pure Longdong folk customs [North Grottoes Temple] 30 yuan, only three caves are open, the steel frame outside will not be removed for the time being, it is better to bring a flashlight to see [Zhou Zuling] 30 yuan, a small scenic spot, you can climb the mountain if you have time to experience the Taoist style 【Longdong Middle School】The middle school on the map is a school. If you want to see the four big characters written by the teacher, you can find it next to Zhou Jiubang. [Qingcheng Museum] Free, highly recommended, at least 1 hour to experience the Tang Dynasty figurines [Longdong Ancient Stone Carving Art Museum] Free, highly recommended, the Buddha statues on the right hand side of the entrance are exquisite, and the Taerwan Statue Tower on the left hand side is worth a visit

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The ancient stone carving art museum in Heshui County, Qingyang, which is located in Longdong, is stunning. Heshui County, situated on the main route of Buddhist dissemination, has many ancient Buddhist relics such as grottoes and stone carvings, earning it the nickname 'County of Stone Sculptures.' Many of these grottoes remain relatively unknown and are difficult to visit for on-site research, such as the Baoquan Temple, Zhangjiagoumen, and Mashaochang carved during the Northern Wei period. Fortunately, the statues collected in this ancient Longdong stone carving art museum offer a glimpse into the past. I arrived around 4 p.m., hurriedly visiting the most exquisite Buddhist statue gallery before the museum closed at 5 p.m. The place is small, but it displays fine sculptures unearthed in Heshui from various periods ranging from the early Northern Wei to the Tang and Song dynasties, and then to the Ming and Qing dynasties, embodying the robust simplicity of the Northern Wei, the graceful elegance of the Tang, the serene realism of the Song and Jin, and the colorful splendor of the Ming and Qing styles, fully reflecting the glorious development of Buddhist sculpture art in the Longdong area. Upon close observation, it's noticeable that some Buddha heads have been recently restored, but the craftsmanship is of high quality and aesthetically pleasing. The majority of the sculptures are displayed without glass, and with excellent lighting, which is something photography enthusiasts understand... My personal favorites include several groups: √ Lotus petal-shaped stele: Northern Wei. The stele is shaped like a lotus petal, with a large lotus petal-shaped niche carved on the front and seven smaller lotus petal-shaped niches carved above the eyebrow of the niche, each containing a seated Buddha. The serene expressions and lifelike images of the seven Buddhas were carved with great skill. In 1993 and 1996, they represented the essence of Heshui's stone carving art and participated in the 'Silk Road Buddhist Art Exhibition' in Gansu Province, which was exhibited in Japan and the United States.

The Baquan Temple Grottoes were built during the middle and late periods of the Northern Wei Dynasty, stretching about 40 meters from north to south, with more than 30 niches carved out. Apart from the larger central niches numbered three, four, and six, the rest are semi-arched remnants, about 1 meter in height. The sculptural themes are mostly the Buddhist figures worshipped by the Northern Wei devotees, including a Buddha flanked by two Bodhisattvas, a cross-legged Bodhisattva with attendant Bodhisattvas on both sides, preaching amidst many treasures, and a thousand Buddhas, etc. The relatively intact No. 13 niche features a finely carved image of Sakyamuni preaching while seated, with a full and graceful figure, delicate eyebrows, a straight nose, a square and round face, and a joyful expression. He is dressed in a half-shoulder cloak with a monk's robe underneath, sitting in a cross-legged pose. The drapery lines are smooth and flowing. In niche No. 5, the main Buddha and attendant figures on both sides are also exquisitely crafted. The main Buddha is depicted in a deep, cross-legged pose, wearing a shoulder-covering cloak. The garment pleats are represented by extremely fine and evenly spaced lines, creating a rhythmic beauty. This example is apt, with a serene demeanor and a high level of craftsmanship, making it a highly representative masterpiece.

Tower Bay Statue Tower, originally located in Miaocun Chuan Tower Bay Village, Taibai Township, Heshui County, Qingyang City, Gansu Province, is now located in the Museum of Heshui County, Qingyang City, Gansu Province, built during the Chongning period of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty (1102~1106). The Tower Bay Statue Tower is carved from local red sandstone, and the tower body is a hollow cylindrical structure, each layer is separated by a tower eave. The diameter of the bottom layer of the tower is 129 cm, which gradually decreases to the top of the tower body with a diameter of only 59 cm, which is the "thinnest" stone tower in China today. The Tower Bay Statue Tower is an octagonal thirteen-level dense eave stone statue tower with a total height of 10.93 meters. It is composed of the tower body, tower eaves and tower brakes. The stone statue tower is carved from local red sandstone, and the tower body is a hollow cylindrical structure, each layer is separated by a tower eave, and the tower body is thin and slender. The Tower Bay Statue Tower has a unique shape and is of great value for studying the construction technology, characteristics, and phased dating of Song Dynasty towers in the northwest region. On March 5, 2013, the Tower Bay Statue Tower was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

The Heshui County Ancient Stone Carving Art Museum has 2,640 pieces of cultural relics (including 96 national first and second-level cultural relics). The more precious cultural relics include Xi Zhou Tong Ding, Han Dynasty Wang Biao Edition, Tang Bronze Mirror, Tang Sancai Furnace, Tang Huang Cai Porcelain Pot, and Jiefang Northwest A medal, a red felt hat worn by Liu Zhidan, and so on. The largest collection of museums is still stone statues. The water is known as the county of stone statues. There are more than 300 ancient carvings in the past, more than 160 stone statues, a large number, high crystal level, and distinctive local characteristics, which are second to none in the province. The statue of Heshi Stone is especially prominent in the single stone statue. The types can be divided into Buddha, Bodhisattva, disciple, Luohan, Lux, and Mountain God. The carvings are divided into three periods: early, middle and late. In the early period of the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was carved like a square shape with full cheeks and deep noses. It has an ancient Indian art style. In the middle period of the Tang and Song Dynasties, the imagery was full, the eyebrows were clear, the body was natural, and the movement was dynamic. In the late Ming and Qing Dynasties, the carving was also very distinctive.