Stone carvings of Qianxiang Temple

Stone carvings of Qianxiang Temple

Qianxiang temple stone carvings is the Sixth Batch of key cultural relics protection units in China - Qianxiang temple stone carvings group. It is the most widely distributed and largest folk stone carvings group of Liao Dynasty in China. It is located in the north of Lianhe village, Guanzhuang Town, the eastern foot of Pan mountain in Jixian County. The stone sculptures in Qianxiang temple are of great historical, artistic and scientific value, providing precious material for the study of Buddhist Archaeology and traditional line carving techniques in Liao Dynasty. In 2003, the Municipal Cultural Protection Center found a total of 97 statues and 446 statues, while the re examination results showed 27 more statues and 89 more statues.

scenic spot

It is said that a Tang Dynasty master came here from afar with his staff. Suddenly, he saw a thousand monks washing bowls beside the Chengquan pool under the rocks, which disappeared in a short time. The venerable built the temple here and engraved the statues of Thousand Buddhas on the hillside rocks. There are hundreds of existing line carved Buddha statues, which are divided into two types: discrete type and sitting type, with 2-4 statues in a group. Standing Buddha has a bun on its head and a plump face. It is 1.5m high and 0.44m to 0.49m wide when stepping on a lotus flower. Sitting Buddha is 1.3m high and 1.09M wide. With the style of Tang Dynasty statues, it is the only remaining cliff stone carvings in Tianjin.

Wuliangshou cave is on the north slope of Panshan Qianxiang temple. It is a stone cave dug under the rock. It is 4 meters deep, 2.2 meters high and 1.5 meters wide. "Wuliangshoufo" was first printed outside the cave. On the north wall of the cave, there is a relief statue of wuliangshou Buddha, 1.98 meters high. The carving date is unknown, and it is the only remaining grotto Buddha statue in Tianjin.

traffic

Take the train from Tianjin railway station to Jixian, the journey is about 3 hours, and then take the minibus to Panshan.

Address: North of Lianhe village, Guanzhuang Town, the eastern foot of Pan mountain, Jixian County, Tianjin

Longitude: 117.28167724609

Latitude: 40.104438781738

Ticket information: no ticket required. Included in the ticket of Panshan scenic spot.

Chinese PinYin : Qian Xiang Si Shi Ke