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Cliffside Carvings at Banbian Temple in Kijiu

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The cliffside carvings at Banbian Temple in Kijiu are located in Zhongzhai Village, Kijiu Town, Gao County. They were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties. There are a total of five niches, arranged in parallel and numbered from left to right as K1-K5, featuring a total of seventeen Buddha statues. Among them, niche three is 12 meters long and 2.4 meters high, housing five Buddha statues. All the Buddha statues are seated in the lotus position on Sumeru pedestals, with the statues being 1.7 meters tall and 2 meters wide, all adorned with colored paintings.

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The cliffside carvings at Banbian Temple in Kijiu are a cultural relic protection unit of Sichuan Province.

The cliffside carvings at Banbian Temple in Kijiu are located in Zhongzhai Village, Kijiu Town, Gao County, and were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

The carvings consist of five niches, arranged in parallel and numbered from left to right as K1-K5, with a total of seventeen Buddha statues. Among them, niche three is 12 meters long and 2.4 meters high, containing five Buddha statues. All the Buddha statues are seated in the lotus position on Sumeru pedestals, with the statues measuring 1.7 meters in height and 2 meters in width, all painted in color.

It is currently a municipal-level cultural relic protection unit.