Ziyang

Ziyang City is bordered by Chengdu and Deyang to the north and Chongqing to the east. Ziyang has a long cultural history and many ancient cultural sites. The Anyue (“Peaceful Mountain”) Stone Carvings are of particular interest as another great treasure trove of ancient Chinese carvings. The carvings were begun during the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-589) and carved mostly during the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. Among the greatest of the carvings is the 3 meter high “Purple Bamboo Guanyin,” masterfully worked and honored as the “Venus of China.” Here, you can also visit the Buddha of Banyue (“Half Moon”) Mountain, the “Hedong Great Buddha,” the “Camp of (famous Three Kingdoms general) Zhang Fei, and the former residence of Chen Yi, a Chinese communist military commander and eventual PRC foreign minister.