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Thousand-Buddha Cliff 千佛崖Qiānfó Yá
National heritage site · Jinan, Shandong
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Jinan
- Region
- Shandong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Thousand-Buddha Cliff
A cliff face of Buddhist rock carvings beside the ruins of Shentong Temple in the hills near Liubu, with more than 200 carved figures and dozens of inscriptions. Most were carved in the 7th century, in the Tang dynasty, and they are regarded as the largest group of cliff statues in Shandong, including figures of a Tang princess and her husband. The national listing also covers the Dragon-Tiger Pagoda, a Tang-period pagoda nearby, and the Nine-Summit Pagoda.
How to get to Thousand-Buddha Cliff
Near Liubu in the hills south of Licheng district, about 36 km by road south-south-east of central Jinan, a few hundred metres from the Four Gates Pagoda.
Nearby
- Mount Tai 泰山 20 km
China's most sacred peak, climbed by emperors and by night hikers chasing sunrise
Also within 20 km: Four Gates Pagoda 四门塔 (under 10 km), Jinxiangshan Amusement Park 金象山乐园 (under 10 km), Jiudingta Chinese Ethnic Park 九顶塔中华民族欢乐园 (under 10 km), Red Leaf Valley 红叶谷 (under 10 km), Laozhuang Great Buddha 老庄大佛 (under 10 km), Jiuru Mountain Waterfalls 九如山瀑布群 (20 km).
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