Petroglyphs in Kucaigou

　　The petroglyphs are distributed starting from the mouth of the gully, mainly concentrated on the dolomite cliffs to the south, with a small number found on the northern cliffs.

　　From the Moligou Toll Station on the dedicated coal transport road, head north along a cement coal transport route northeastward, then turn south at the Moligou main mine and drive about 2 kilometers—the petroglyphs in Kucaigou are located on the east side of the road.

　　Decades ago, there was a waterfall in Kucaigou, about 7–8 meters high and 2 meters wide, which flowed year-round. However, over the past ten years, due to environmental degradation and coal mining activities, the waterfall gradually dried up and now no longer flows at all.

　　The petroglyphs on this large rock appear, based on their markings, to have been carved there relatively recently. Due to weak awareness of cultural heritage protection, people were even quarrying stones at the mouth of Kucaigou’s petroglyph gully just a few years ago. Although a stone monument has now been erected and barbed wire installed, it still hasn’t stopped people from causing damage. Many petroglyphs have been badly defaced by chemical solutions used for tracing.

　　Over a decade ago, the petroglyphs here were relatively well preserved, with almost no human-caused damage. But in recent years, with the development of coal mining, more and more people have come to the area, and many have used chemical solutions to trace the petroglyphs off the rock walls—this has undeniably caused fatal damage to the petroglyphs.

Table Mountain Petroglyphs

Que’ergou Petroglyphs

Zhaoshaogou Petroglyphs

Subaiyin Gou Petroglyphs

Ma’ergou Petroglyphs

Subaiyin Hougou Petroglyphs