Zhengshan · Liuzui Cliff Carvings

Zhengshan · Liuzui Cliff Carvings

The Zhengshan · Liuzui Cliff Carvings are a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Zhengshan · Liuzui Cliff Carvings

On Zhengshan and Liuzui, there are several large, uniquely shaped rock outcrops. Carved upon these rock outcrops are exquisitely crafted Buddhist niches from the Tang Dynasty, densely clustered like beehives. Locals commonly refer to them as the “Rock Outcrop Carvings.” In 1984, during a county-wide cultural relics survey, workers from Danling County discovered two relatively large cliff carving sites. Since Zhengshan and Liuzui are less than a mile apart, the two sites are collectively referred to as the Danling Zhengshan–Liuzui Cliff Carvings.

In May 2013, the Zhengshan · Liuzui Cliff Carvings were listed as part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

1. Zhengshan Cliff Carvings

Protected Area: Eastward extending 80 meters beyond niche 23, westward 20 meters beyond niche 39, southward 80 meters beyond niche 37, and northward 80 meters beyond niche 40.

Construction Control Zone: The protected area is extended 20 meters eastward, southward, and northward, and 10 meters westward.

2. Liuzui Cliff Carvings

Protected Area: Eastward extending 50 meters beyond niche 54, westward 80 meters beyond niche 71, southward 80 meters beyond niche 29, and northward 50 meters beyond niche 1.

Construction Control Zone: The protected area is extended 20 meters westward and southward, northward to the rear drainage ditch of Zhang Kaijun’s bungalow, and eastward to the first cement road at the foot of the hill where the carvings are located.

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units