Quli Thousand Buddha Caves

Quli Thousand Buddha Caves

The Quli Thousand Buddha Caves are a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Quli Thousand Buddha Caves are located eight li west of Quli Village in She County. These caves were created during the Ming Dynasty and are carved into the cliffside, facing southeast from the northwest. The cave is rectangular, measuring 9.7 meters in width, 3.77 meters in depth, and 4.41 meters in height. The cave has one entrance leading to two chambers, with a flat area in front of the door. Many small Buddha statues are carved between the door and windows, and the upper part of the door features a relief of two dragons playing with a pearl, with four relief statues of powerful beings on either side. The main chamber is divided into three sections by two tall stone pillars. On the Buddha altar between the sections sits a 3-meter-high statue of Sakyamuni, cross-legged on a lotus throne. Six standing Buddha statues are carved along the sides. The four walls are covered with approximately 3,500 smaller Buddha statues. Though numerous, the Buddha images are well-arranged without clutter, each uniquely posed and distinctly different. It is now a Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit of Hebei Province.

On October 7, 2019, the Quli Thousand Buddha Caves were included in the eighth batch of the National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units list.

Further Reading:

· Second Batch of Hebei Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Eighth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units