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Nankan Grottoes 南龛石窟Nánkān Shíkū
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Bazhong, Sichuan
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Bazhong
- Region
- Sichuan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Nankan Grottoes
On Nankan Mountain, on the southern edge of central Bazhong, more than 170 niches holding about 2,700 painted Buddhist figures were cut into the cliffs, most of them in the Tang dynasty. It is the largest and best preserved of the Bazhong Grottoes, a protected group that also includes the smaller North Niches, West Niches and Shuining Temple carvings around the city.
How to get to Nankan Grottoes
On the southern edge of central Bazhong, a short taxi ride from the centre.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Shimen Temple Cliff Carvings 石门寺摩崖造像 (under 10 km), Jiuzhaishan Park, Bazhong 九寨山 (10 km), Enyang Ancient Town 恩阳古镇 (10 km), Huahu Lake, Bazhou 山水化湖 (20 km).
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