Mulongshan Cliff Carvings

Mulongshan Cliff Carvings

The Mulongshan Cliff Carvings are a cultural relic protection unit of Chongqing Municipality.

The Mulongshan Cliff Carvings are located on the southern slope of Mulong Mountain in Group 3, Dutian Village, and Group 5, Mulong Village, Wofotown. They face north. Within an area of 45 meters in length and 10 meters in width on the eastern and western sides of Mulong Mountain, there are 57 statues distributed across niches 1 to 6, including the Reclining Buddha. These mainly depict the large-scale Nirvana of Sakyamuni and the grief-stricken scenes of his disciples. On the Luohan Rock slope, 525 statues are distributed across niches 7 to 178 within an area 50 meters in length and 4 meters in width to the southeast. In addition, there are 3 scattered niches with 9 statues. The total protected area of Mulong Mountain spans 6,800 square meters. Among them, the largest niche is over 40 meters long, while the smallest is only 0.57 meters. The Mulongshan Cliff Carvings were carved between the 17th year (1928) and the 19th year (1930) of the Republic of China. The Luohan Cliff vividly portrays the lifelike expressions of the arhats with a strong sense of daily life, possessing extremely high historical and artistic value, and is of great significance for the study of cliff carvings from the Republican era. It was designated as part of the first batch of municipal-level cultural relic protection units of Chongqing in 2000.