Qianfo Rock (Thousand Buddha rock) is situated on the hillside of Fubo Hill, next to the Huanzhu cave. Constituting of three floors, its total area is 133 square meters. 400 Buddha statues stand there, including 239 bas-reliefs attributed to the Dang dynasty. Most of the statues belong to late Tang dynasty. Each of the statues depicts Buddha in plain clothes, with facial contours and moderate posture. They are the powerful testimony of the makers’ professionalism and the piety of the Buddha followers from Tang dynasty. The most precious work is the self-portrait of Mifu, one of the most prominent calligraphers of Northern Song Dynasty. The 1.2m high self-portrait carved on the wall, shows Mifu looking perfectly calm, natural and unrestrained. Mifu visited Guilin in 1074, when he finished his painting entitled “picture of Yangshuo Mountain”. He is said to be the first artist to paint a landscape of Guilin.
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