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Mahao Cliff Tombs 麻浩崖墓Máhào Yámù
National heritage site · Leshan, Sichuan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Leshan
- Region
- Sichuan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Mahao Cliff Tombs
A cemetery of rock-cut tombs dug into the sandstone of Lingyun Hill beside the Leshan Giant Buddha; a 1985 survey counted 330 tombs along more than 300 metres of cliff, most from the Eastern Han dynasty. Above one tomb entrance is a small seated Buddha in Gandharan style, considered one of the earliest Buddhist images in China. A site museum displays the tombs and their carvings.
How to get to Mahao Cliff Tombs
Inside the Leshan Giant Buddha scenic area, between Lingyun and Wuyou hills, a short walk from the Buddha.
Nearby
- Leshan Giant Buddha 乐山大佛 under 10 km
A 71-metre Buddha carved from a riverside cliff where three rivers meet - Jiayang Little Steam Train 嘉阳小火车 30 km
A coal-era steam train puffing through rapeseed fields to an old mining town - Mount Emei 峨眉山 40 km
A sacred Buddhist mountain of mist, monasteries and a golden summit above the clouds
Also within 20 km: Wuyou Temple & Lidui 乌尤寺 (under 10 km), Oriental Buddha Park 东方佛都 (under 10 km), China Nuclear Fusion Museum 中国核聚变博物馆 (under 10 km), Leshan Wumu Culture Museum 乌木文化博览苑 (10 km).
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