Sichuan Tourism｜Two National Treasure Stone Carvings in a Small City in Northern Sichuan - Huangze Temple and Thousand Buddha Cliff

Guangyuan Huangze Temple Cliff Carving The Huangze Temple carvings were excavated from the Northern Dynasty to the Song and Ming periods. The Great Buddha Grotto is the largest niche carving of Huangze Temple, which was originally opened by the fourth son of Emperor Wen of Sui (King Shu Yang Xiu), but was completed in the early Tang Dynasty. Inside the niche, there are seven statues of one Buddha, two disciples, two Bodhisattvas, and two strong men. The rear wall of the niche is carved with human-shaped dragons. The Wu Zetian stone carving in the Zetian Temple is the only real image of Wu Zetian in the country. 🚌Bus: Guangyuan Railway Station to Huangze Temple, take bus No. 1.13.15, 20 minutes. 🪭Address: Intersection of Queen's Road and Binjiang Road, Lizhou District 🎫Ticket: 50 yuan Guangyuan Thousand Buddha Cliff Carving The Thousand Buddha Cliff is the largest grotto group in Sichuan, with a large span of time, from the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately, in 1935, the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway was built, destroying more than half of the carvings. The group of carvings is centered on the Great Cloud Cave, divided into two sections, south and north. The famous niches in the south section include the Great Buddha Cave, Lotus Cave, Muni Cave, Thousand Buddha Cave, Sleeping Buddha Niche, Many Treasures Buddha Grotto, Ruyi Wheel Guanyin, etc. The famous ones in the north section include the Three World Buddha Grotto, Wuyou Flower Tree Buddha, Maitreya Buddha Grotto, Three Body Buddha Niche, Bodhi Image Grotto, Lushena Buddha Niche and the Qing Dynasty's Tibetan Buddha Cave, etc. 📍Address: Located on the east bank of the Jialing River, 4 kilometers north of the old city of Lizhou District, Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province. 🚌Transportation strategy: Bus No. 5 and 27 in Guangyuan urban area can reach directly. 🎫Ticket price: Adult/50