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Lingquan Temple Grottoes 灵泉寺石窟Língquán Sì Shíkū
National heritage site · Anyang, Henan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Anyang
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Lingquan Temple Grottoes
Cliff carvings around Lingquan Temple, founded in 546 as Baoshan Temple, where the slopes of Baoshan and Lanfeng hills hold more than 200 niches and relief stupas from the Eastern Wei to the Song, many of them memorials to monks and nuns, so that the valley is known as the Ten-Thousand-Buddha Gully. The highlight is the Dazhusheng Cave of 589, guarded by two carved divine kings at its door, with Buddhas on three walls and figures of 24 patriarchs of the Dharma transmission. The temple buildings are modern reconstructions.
How to get to Lingquan Temple Grottoes
Near Shanying town, about 25 km south-west of Anyang and around 40 minutes by car, next to the Xiaonanhai Grottoes.
Nearby
- Yinxu 殷墟 20 km
The last Shang capital, where China's earliest writing and Fu Hao's tomb came to light - Taihang Grand Canyon 太行山大峡谷 50 km
Sheer gorges in the Taihang Mountains, explored by boat, cliff path and cable car - Wanxian Mountain (Guoliang) 万仙山 50 km
A village that hand-cut a road through the cliff face
Also within 20 km: Xiaonanhai Grottoes 小南海石窟 (under 10 km), Xingyang Temple Pagoda 兴阳禅寺塔 (under 10 km), Adouzhai 阿斗寨 (under 10 km), Wuyan Mountain 五岩山 (10 km), Ma Family Manor 马氏庄园 (10 km), Xiuding Temple Pagoda 修定寺塔 (20 km).
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