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Fifteen kilometers west of the county town lies Wolong Mountain Zhuge Stronghold. According to "Records of Famous Sites," it states: "Ge Mountain is located twenty-five li west of Zitong County. Ancient records say that when Zhuge Liang campaigned north, he once encamped on this mountain, hence its name. Inside is Jingfu Temple; a stone stele says the temple was established in the first year of the Datong era of the Liang Dynasty (535 AD). There is also a stone niche said to have been made in the Zhenguan era." "Records of Famous Scenic Spots in Shu" notes: "The records say that Ge Mountain, located twenty li southwest of Zitong, is also known as Wolong. Legend has it that when Marquis Wu (Zhuge Liang) campaigned against Wei, he stationed troops here. Seeing ferocious tigers, leopards, snakes, and insects, he lay down in the grass himself, and all the beasts crouched in submission. An ancient stele stands in the Jingfu Temple on this mountain." The Jiaqing-era "Sichuan General Gazetteer" from the Qing Dynasty reads: "The Temple of Marquis Wu is located on Ge Mountain thirty li northwest of the county, where the Bagua Well still exists." Later generations called the pond believed to have been dug by Zhuge Liang for his army horses to drink water the “Horse-Drinking Pond,” and built a stone stronghold at the mountaintop called “Zhuge Stronghold” to resist bandits. It is also said that Zhuge Qiao, Zhuge Liang’s adopted son, accompanied the campaign against Wei but was demoted to commoner status due to dereliction of duty in guarding grain supplies. He lived at the foot of Wolong Mountain and was buried there after his death. In recent times, locals built the "Tomb of Zhuge Qiao, Imperial Son-in-law of the Han Dynasty." In the eighth year of the Zhenguan era (634 AD), Monk Yuange created over a thousand Buddha statues carved into the mountainside of central Wolong Mountain, later referred to as the “Thousand Buddha Cliff.” Now 1,138 statues remain, along with a stone stele that documents the event – the stele is still preserved today. A wooden-pillared hall was constructed during the Qing Dynasty to encase all the cliff carvings inside. On November 2, the 6th year of the Republic of China (1917), the words “Central Cultural Relics Protection Committee Announcement: Protect Cultural Relics, Strictly Prohibit Re-erecting Posts” were engraved on the rock wall. It is now a provincial-level cultural heritage site.

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Wolong Mountain Zhuge Stronghold is a Sichuan Provincial Cultural Heritage Site.

Fifteen kilometers west of the county town lies Wolong Mountain Zhuge Stronghold. According to "Records of Famous Sites," it states: "Ge Mountain is located twenty-five li west of Zitong County. Ancient records say that when Zhuge Liang campaigned north, he once encamped on this mountain, hence its name. Inside is Jingfu Temple; a stone stele says the temple was established in the first year of the Datong era of the Liang Dynasty (535 AD). There is also a stone niche said to have been made in the Zhenguan era." "Records of Famous Scenic Spots in Shu" notes: "The records say that Ge Mountain, located twenty li southwest of Zitong, is also known as Wolong. Legend has it that when Marquis Wu (Zhuge Liang) campaigned against Wei, he stationed troops here. Seeing ferocious tigers, leopards, snakes, and insects, he lay down in the grass himself, and all the beasts crouched in submission. An ancient stele stands in the Jingfu Temple on this mountain." The Jiaqing-era "Sichuan General Gazetteer" from the Qing Dynasty reads: "The Temple of Marquis Wu is located on Ge Mountain thirty li northwest of the county, where the Bagua Well still exists." Later generations called the pond believed to have been dug by Zhuge Liang for his army horses to drink water the “Horse-Drinking Pond,” and built a stone stronghold at the mountaintop called “Zhuge Stronghold” to resist bandits. It is also said that Zhuge Qiao, Zhuge Liang’s adopted son, accompanied the campaign against Wei but was demoted to commoner status due to dereliction of duty in guarding grain supplies. He lived at the foot of Wolong Mountain and was buried there after his death. In recent times, locals built the "Tomb of Zhuge Qiao, Imperial Son-in-law of the Han Dynasty." In the eighth year of the Zhenguan era (634 AD), Monk Yuange created over a thousand Buddha statues carved into the mountainside of central Wolong Mountain, later referred to as the “Thousand Buddha Cliff.” Now 1,138 statues remain, along with a stone stele that documents the event – the stele is still preserved today. A wooden-pillared hall was constructed during the Qing Dynasty to encase all the cliff carvings inside. On November 2, the 6th year of the Republic of China (1917), the words “Central Cultural Relics Protection Committee Announcement: Protect Cultural Relics, Strictly Prohibit Re-erecting Posts” were engraved on the rock wall. It is now a provincial-level cultural heritage site.