Thousand Buddha Cliff Carvings

　　The Thousand Buddha Cliff Carvings are situated on the northern slope of Qianxiang Temple in Panshan, Jixian County. Legend has it that during the Tang Dynasty, an eminent monk came here from afar carrying his staff. Suddenly, he spotted what appeared to be a thousand monks washing their bowls by a clear spring pool under the mountain cliffs, but when he approached, they vanished in an instant. The monk then built a temple at the site and carved a thousand Buddha images on the cliffside rocks according to what he had seen. Today, hundreds of line-engraved Buddha statues remain, divided into two types: standing and seated, often grouped in twos, threes, or fours. The standing Buddhas have topknots, plump facial features, and stand on lotus pedestals. They are about 1.5 meters tall and 0.44 to 0.49 meters wide. The seated Buddhas are 1.3 meters tall with lotus bases measuring 1.09 meters in width. These carvings exhibit the artistic style of the Tang Dynasty and are the only surviving cliff carvings in the Tianjin area.