Lingquan Temple Grottoes
灵泉寺石窟
A cluster of grottoes at the eastern foot of Baoshan, dating from the Eastern Wei to the Tang dynasty. Its Dazhu Shengku cave and the Wanfo Gully, with over two hundred cliffside stupa niches, are of great value to Buddhist archaeology.
Lingquan Temple lies at the eastern foot of Baoshan in Shanying Town, Yindu District, Anyang. The temple was first built in the Eastern Wei dynasty and is a national key cultural heritage site. The cliffs of Baoshan and Lanfeng Mountain hold grottoes from the Northern Dynasties through the Tang and Song, including Dazhu Shengku and Daliu Shengku. The Wanfo Gully contains 247 cliffside relief stupa niches and is an important source for studying Chinese pagodas and the early transmission of Chan Buddhism. In front of the temple stand a pair of Tang-dynasty stone pagodas. The site is quiet and has few visitors. A visit takes about 1.5 to 2 hours, and tickets are sold on site. It is about 30 kilometers from central Anyang. Driving is recommended, and it can be combined with Zhenzhu Spring and Xiuding Temple Pagoda for a western day trip.
Opening hours
08:00–17:30