Shaanxi is actually a province with many grottoes? ? ? .

Formerly known as Yingfu Temple, it was renamed Qingshou Temple by Emperor Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty (reigned 1022-1063) in celebration of the birthday of his adoptive mother, Empress Dowager Liu. The grottoes were carved into the mountain and the stones were carved into images. There are more than 130 grottoes in total, which are scattered in an orderly manner on the three-dimensional cliff face about 400 meters long. There are 446 Buddhist niches with more than 1,980 statues, which are divided into five parts: the Big Buddha Cave, the Thousand Buddha Caves, the Arhat Caves (Buddha Caves), the Zhangba Buddha Caves, and the Monk Caves. There are 361 existing caves and niches, including 19 caves with statues, and 1,498 statues preserved. The Dafo Temple Grottoes were first carved in the Northern Dynasties (439-581), flourished in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and were remodeled and redecorated in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), and Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368). It is more than 1,500 years old This cave is named after a 24-meter-tall seated statue of Amitabha Buddha carved in the cave. It is the largest and best-preserved cave in the early days of the temple. It is also the largest and most exquisite cave in China from the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang. (Inside the Guan Gong statue, there is free chanting to pray for peace, recommended) During the visit, the Zhangba Buddha Cave was under renovation and could not be viewed. It was all blocked by scaffolding. It was a pity. The door downstairs of the cave was locked and it was impossible to look up from the bottom. It was a small pity. It was less than 2 hours' drive from Xi'an, and it was still very valuable. 🕘【Opening hours】： 08:00-18:00 💴【Ticket price】: 35 in off-season, 20 in peak season ⛺【Amusement projects】: Big Buddha Cave, Thousand Buddha Cave, Zhangba Buddha Cave 🚌【Transportation Guide】: Charter a car and experience the northern Shaanxi style on the road 👉【Itinerary】: It is not recommended to stay in the local area. You can visit Qianling Mausoleum, Zhaoling Mausoleum, Maolin Hanyang Mausoleum and other scenic spots along the way 🧡【Pre-trip preparation】: You can enter after purchasing in advance, or you can buy on site The Dafo Temple Grottoes still have stone carvings of "The Sutra of Bathing Monks in the Greenhouse" and "The Heart Sutra of Prajnaparamita", 8 steles, and 178 inscriptions from the Tang Dynasty onwards. Shaanxi is a province with many grottoes, and its number of grottoes ranks second in the country, second only to Gansu. According to data from the second national cultural relics survey, grottoes, temples and steles in Shaanxi Province account for as much as 11.9% of all cultural relics sites in the province. The excavation of grottoes in Shaanxi began in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and reached peak development in the Sui, Tang, Song and Ming Dynasties. They are mainly distributed in the northern Shaanxi Plateau. As of 2021, there are 1,012 grotto temples in Shaanxi Province.