Miyun Fanzipai Stone Carvings

Miyun Fanzipai Stone Carvings

The Miyun Fanzipai Stone Carvings are a cultural tourism attraction.

The Fanzipai Stone Carvings are situated on a small isolated mountain 65 kilometers north of Miyun County and are a key cultural relic under the county’s protection. On the southern cliff face of the mountain, there are over 20 groups of inscriptions that remained undeciphered for a long time. In 1987, experts from the Institute of Ethnology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences identified the inscriptions as texts in the scripts of northern ethnic minorities. Among them are Sanskrit, Mongolian, and Tibetan scripts, with the content being the Buddhist “Six-Syllable Mantra.” On the eastern hillside, there is an over two-meter-tall standing stone, and on its eastern cliff face is carved a large inscription, over one meter high and about 30 centimeters wide, depicting the Buddhist “Ten Symbols of Longevity.” These carvings date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Location

Fanzipai Village, Fanzipai Township, Miyun County, Beijing