Dongfeng Weir – Thousands-Buddha Rock Scenic Spot is located in Jiajiang County, 3 kilometers west of the Qingyi River. The scenic area starts from the Zen Ancient Street in the east, the Golden Statue Temple in the west, Dag-uan Mountain in the north, and Yifeng Temple in the south. The core scenic area covers an area of 1.1 square kilometers.
Dongfeng Weir,a world irrigation project heritage, is located in Qingyi River Basin, Jiajiang County. It was built in the first year of Kangxi (AD 1662) and has been used for more than 350 years. It is a model of traditional non-dam diversion irrigation project in Qingyi River basin.
The Thousand-Buddha Grottoes were dug in the Sui Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty, slightly earlier than the Leshan Giant Buddha, with a total of 162 grottoes and 2,470 Buddha statues, densely distributed on the cli-ff wall facing the river along the Ironstone Pass. Most of the cliff statues are spontaneously engraved by folk, with rich and diverse contents, colorful artistic images and lifelike Buddha poses.
In 2006, Jiajiang Thousands-Buddha Rock Grottoes, as a Tang Dynasty cultural relic, was approved by The State Council to be included in the list of the sixth batch of the national key cultural relics protection units. Dongfeng Wei-r-Thousand Buddha scenic spot also includes Tibetan, Qiang and Yi Cultural Industrial Park (Zen Ancient Street), Juxian Street, Ancient Path Entrance, Thousands-Buddha Temple, the Grand Cliff, Grand View Roof, Water Culture Exhibition Hall and many other scenic spots.
Author:Cai Rong
Photo via Jiajiang County Party Committee Publicity Department
Photo by Zhang Yonggang
Translator: Cai Rong
Editor:Yang Min
Auditor:Liao Yu Yang Xinye