The Charm of Ancient Grottoes | An'yue Stone Carvings, the Home of Chinese Stone Carvings.

| An'yue Stone Carvings, the Home of Chinese Stone Carvings. Ancient grottoes, a Chinese treasure🏆 I went to An'yue, Sichuan to start👀 A cultural experience of the grottoes🚗 Just for a statue of the Purple Bamboo Guanyin🙏 Location📍: An'yue Stone Carvings, An'yue County, Ziyang City Tickets🎫: Yuanjue Cave (CNY 28), Qianfo Village (Free), Wofu Temple (CNY 10), Pilu Cave (CNY 18), Huayan Cave (CNY 10), Mingshan Temple (Free), Peacock Cave (Free) 🚗Transportation: Self-driving. About 2.5 hours from Chengdu. The last section of the mountain road is narrow, so drive slowly. Free parking is available in the open space next to the scenic area. ✅Recommended Route Day 1 North Line: Wofu Temple → Mumen Temple → Yuanjue Cave → Qianfo Village → Stay in the county Day 2 East Line: Tapo → Pilu Cave → Huayan Cave → Mingshan Temple → Peacock Cave → Return ⭐In comparison, the East Line is more amazing. If you only have one day, you can choose the East Line, leave early, and come back in the afternoon to visit Yuanjue Cave, which is very close to the county. You can get there by taxi for only CNY 8. [Scenery Recommendation]: Friends who like stone carvings will definitely love it💯. Other friends can take photos and experience the craftsmanship of the artisans. It is also worth visiting, and the stone carvings are very photogenic📷. 📍⛰️Mingshan Temple: Visit Mingshan Temple. The statues have been weathered by wind and rain for thousands of years, and the wind erosion marks are severe. Under the dual carving of time and wind, they have a strong abstract beauty. Here you can see the "shape of the wind." 📌Peacock Cave🦚: The statue of the Peacock King in the cave is elegant and well-preserved. There are ruins of the Tang Dynasty "Baoguo Temple" on the mountainside behind the cave, and a Tang Dynasty high platform stone pagoda, which is rare among stone pagodas in Sichuan Province. (Peacock Cave is a cultural relic protection area and is not fully open yet. You may not be able to enter, please be aware.) 📍Pilu Cave: The "Liu Benzun Ten Refinements" carved in the cave is illustrated. The statue of the "Purple Bamboo Guanyin" in the Guanyin Hall is famous at home and abroad and is called the "Oriental Venus" by the famous British writer Han Suyin. 📌Huayan Cave: The scenic area has two large grottoes, Huayan Cave and Dabanruo Cave, which are models of Chinese statue art in the Song Dynasty. 📌Tips: 1. These grottoes in An'yue are all in the village and have no proper toilets. It is recommended to drink less water during the trip. 2. The mountain roads are rugged and narrow, so be careful when driving, or rent a car locally. ⭐Accommodation: The hotels in An'yue County are in good condition.