The oldest and only large-scale stone carving group in the Northeast region

Art of stone caves is distributed all over China, north and south of the Yangtze River, inside and outside the Great Wall, the most representative stone caves in the Northeast region are in Yixian County's Wanfo Hall. Wanfo Hall Stone Cave is located on the cliff on the north bank of the Dalin River, 9 kilometers northwest of Yixian County, Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province. It costs 50 yuan to take a taxi from the city, and it is recommended to ask the driver to wait at the door, as it is difficult to get a taxi on the way back. 🕘Tour time: 1-1.5 hours Wanfo Hall Stone Cave was built during the Taihe period of the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 499), and was excavated by Yuan Jing, the then General Pingdong and the governor of Yingzhou, to pray for the Emperor Xiaowen, and invited Tanyao to preside over the excavation (Tanyao was also the supervisor of the Yungang Grottoes). Unfortunately, the preservation of the stone caves is not good, and the valuable stone caves are only 2-3. The sixth cave, the cross-legged Maitreya, is a typical Northern Wei statue, The first cave is not allowed to take pictures, the central square tower cave, there are Buddha statues and donor figures on the column body and around, there are the same mountain leaf banana flower shapes on the column head as in the Yungang Grottoes, but overall it looks much rougher. The recently added statue of Guan Gong and the Buddha statues and murals stuffed in each cave are vulgar and out of place, and are a poor continuation. The protection of cultural relics requires funds, technology, and most importantly, the support of concepts. Otherwise, the so-called protection behavior is more destructive than inaction. 📍Address: South side of Wanfo Hall Village, Yixian County, Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province 🎫Ticket: 40/person (Ctrip booking 35/person)