Kongque Cave & Baoguo Temple
孔雀洞（报国寺）
Famous for a large Song-dynasty niche of the Peacock King, who rides a peacock. The nearby Baoguo Temple has a sutra-catalogue pagoda carved with lists of scriptures, a distinctive theme of Anyue's stone carvings.
Peacock Cave is in Shuanglong Street Township in southeast Anyue, in the area of Baoguo Temple. Its main niche depicts the Peacock King, seated upright on the back of a spread-winged peacock. The peacock's tail feathers rise high behind him as a halo, a rare design. Carved in the Northern Song, it can be compared with the Peacock King statue at Dazu Beishan. In front of Baoguo Temple stands a Song-dynasty stone pagoda inscribed with a Buddhist sutra catalogue. It is an important physical source for studying Song-dynasty Buddhist texts. It is a national key cultural heritage protection unit, and admission follows on-site notices. It lies in the same southeast area as Mingshan Temple and Piluo Cave. Most carvings are open-air cliff carvings. Touching, climbing and flash photography are prohibited. The sites are quite far apart, so self-driving or hiring a car in town is recommended.
Opening hours
About 08:30–17:30
Nearby sights
- Mingshan Temple Rock Carvings
- Huayan Cave
- Pilu Cave (Purple Bamboo Guanyin)
- Gaosheng Giant Buddha
- Tongnan Great Buddha Temple
- Anyue Lemon Orchards
- Yuanjue Cave Grottoes
- Anyue Confucian Temple & Kuige Pavilion