Shiyawan Grottoes

　　Shiyawan Grottoes (Yanling Temple) is situated 800 meters east of Zhangjiatai Village, Xinmin Township, approximately 25 kilometers southeast of the county seat. Nestled against the mountains and facing a river, it was carved into the rocky face of the northern bank of the Shizui River. Historical records suggest that these grottoes were created during the Song Dynasty, and it is said that the monk Ji Gong once practiced Buddhism here. There are four caves aligned from west to east along the cliff. Cave 1 is a square cave with an arched entrance and a flat, rectangular ceiling. At the back wall is a single Buddha statue, the head of which is damaged. Cave 2 is located 22 meters east of Cave 1. It has an arched doorway, and on the lower parts of both the eastern and western walls are two symmetrical small niches. Each niche is adorned with two Buddha statues, now heavily damaged, with only their outlines remaining. The rear wall features three Buddha figures; their bodies have been destroyed, leaving only the upper halo (backlight) intact. The halos are peach-shaped with pointed tops, and engraved on them are two concentric circles of cloud patterns. Cave 3 is just 2 meters east of Cave 2. In the center of this cave sits a Buddha statue cross-legged on a Sumeru pedestal, hands resting flat on the knees, but the head is missing. Between Caves 2 and 3, there is a rectangular niche where the Buddha statue has been destroyed. Cave 4 is located 1.9 meters east of Cave 3. It has an arched entrance and a flat, rectangular ceiling that is higher at the back and slopes downward toward the front. On the left side of the front wall inside the cave are two Buddha statues and one guardian figure, all heavily eroded, with only their outlines visible. They are in various poses, either sitting or standing. The eastern and western walls each feature five symmetrical Buddha statues and one guardian figure.

　　The guardian figure is dressed in warrior attire, but the head is missing. The other statues are smaller in size and mostly faded and indistinct. The rear wall has three Buddha statues, all seated cross-legged on Sumeru pedestals, hands resting flat on the knees. Their upper parts are damaged, leaving only the lower outlines.

　　From 1991 to 1993, Taiwanese Buddhist Mao Guoxiong and Feng Mintang, the 13th-generation successor of Ji Gong, led over 40 male and female followers on three pilgrimages to this site to worship and pay homage to their spiritual ancestors, using maps to trace their roots.