Anyue Stone Carvings are represented by nine national key cultural relics protection units, such as the reclining Buddha Temple, Pilu Cave, Qianfo Village, Jue Yuan Cave, Huayang Cave, Mingshan Temple, Peacock Cave, Mystery Temple and Wooden Door Temple. The characteristics of sculpture are "ancient, diverse, refined, beautiful and special". The scenic spots on the Northern Line include the Sleeping Buddha Temple, the Wooden Door Temple, the Thousand-Buddha Village, the Mystery Temple and the Jue Yuan Cave.

There are many scenic spots worth visiting here, among which the reclining Buddha Temple, Jue Yuan Cave, Thousand Buddha Cliff and Huayan Sansheng Cave are the most famous. The reclining Buddha Temple is one of the important scenic spots of Anyue stone carving. There are many cliff statues in the temple, the most striking of which is a reclining Buddha with a length of 36 meters, which is known as "the first reclining Buddha in Asia".

Jue Yuan Cave is famous for its exquisite twelve senses statues, which are various and lifelike, and are the treasures of stone carving art in China. In addition to these scenic spots, Anyue stone carvings have many places worth exploring. For example, on the Thousand Buddha Cliff, there are more than a thousand cliff statues, which are densely arranged on the cliff wall, making people feel the diligence and wisdom of ancient craftsmen.

Historical origin

Anyue stone carving began in the Southern and Northern Dynasties in the second year of Liang Dynasty (52 1), and flourished in Tang, Five Dynasties and Northern Song Dynasty, with few works in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its content is mainly Buddhist statues, integrating Taoist statues in one furnace, most of which are cliff statues.

The statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva, Lohan, Jin Xian, Lux, Tian Fei, protector and provider in the grottoes not only reflect the world of Buddhist temples, but also reflect the social reality and secular life in ancient China from different angles. These figures are vivid and interesting, exquisitely carved, skillful and ingenious, and they are valuable heritages of carving art in ancient grottoes and temples in China.

After 2000, many carving teams such as Anyue Zizhuge Stone Carving Art Exhibition Center and Shushi Carving Workshop were established one after another, which opened the sales market of stone carving art, promoted the development of tourism and promoted the all-round development of Anyue's economy and culture. With the support of the government, the stone carving art industry has become one of the pillars of Anyue tourism industry.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Stone Carving (Anyue Stone Carving)