Filled with so many relics and rock formations and surrounded by the picturesque Li River, there’s no doubt that Huanzhu cave is a must-see when visiting Fubo Hill. However, the only way to the cave leads through the river. It is documented that in the fourth year of Xiantong period in Tang dynasty, two paths leading to the southern and northern cave mouths existed. Before the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), Huanzhu Cave was called the “East Cliff” or the “Fubo Cliff”. Along with the Qinlin Temple in West Mountain, Huanzhu Cave was a sole buddhist sacred place in Tang dynasty. Numerous Buddhist followers carved many statues of Buddha. At present, 239 of them can be identified, with 400 pending. Though they are not as prominent examples of religious art as other works of the Glorious age of Tang Dynasty, they are a good representation of religious and modern art combined. The statues reflect the secularization and nationalization of Chinese Buddhism.
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