Xiangtangshan Grottoes Ticket Price Retail Price: 25 yuan; Tickets for Beixiangtangshan Grottoes (main attractions) are 25 yuan, and tickets for Xianren Cave and Tianqiao in the scenic area are 3 yuan; Tickets for Nanxiang Tangshan Grottoes 15 yuan; Water bath temple (Xiaoxiang Tangshan Grottoes) is free.
Many experts have listed Xiangtangshan Grottoes in Hebei as the fifth largest grottoes in China, and their opinions have also been recognized by the people.
Perhaps many people have never heard of Xiangtangshan Grottoes, but as long as you look up relevant information on the Internet, you will understand that it makes sense for Xiangtangshan Grottoes to be listed as the fifth largest grottoes.
Xiangtangshan Grottoes, also known as Xiangtangsi Grottoes, are located in the south and middle foothills of Gushan Mountain in Fengfeng Mining Area, Handan City, Hebei Province, so they are also called South Grottoes and North Grottoes. Grottoes are carved on the hard rocks of isolated hills. The grottoes are deep, and people clap their sleeves in the caves, which will make a loud noise, hence the name "Xiangtang".
More than 400 years ago/kloc-0, Levin of Northern Qi established its capital in Ye (now Linzhang and Handan) and Jinyang (now Taiyuan, Shanxi). Wen Xuandi often travels between the two capitals, and Gushan is the only place to pass. Because of its beautiful scenery and beautiful scenery, Wen Xuandi, who advocates Buddhism, built palaces and temples here and prospered for some time. Since then, the Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties have continuously increased their efforts to carve, with 16 larger grottoes and more than 4,300 statues.
More than a thousand years have passed, and now, the emperor's palace is long gone, and the temple is in ruins. Only the statues of Buddhist niches carved on the rock wall have been preserved to this day, so that people who come here can appreciate the bits and pieces of the historical process.
The Buddha statues and flower sculptures in Xiangtangshan Grottoes are beautiful and generous, and their carving techniques play a role in connecting the past with the future. It is an important symbol of the transition from Yungang in Datong to Longmen in Luoyang in the history of China Grottoes, and it is also an important treasure house for studying Buddhism, architecture, sculpture, calligraphy and painting in China.
The Giant Buddha Cave in Beixiangtang Grottoes is the largest and most beautifully carved grottoes in Xiangtang Mountain. The shape of the grottoes may be unknown to us laymen of Buddhism, but as ordinary tourists, we only feel solemn and shocked when entering the grottoes, and we can't help but admire: it's too atmospheric and spectacular.
Some cultural relics experts who study grottoes believe that Xiangtangshan Grottoes are the beginning of China-like Buddhist statues, and the academic circles call Xiangtangshan's sculpture art "a model of the Northern Qi Dynasty".
The originality and originality of Xiangtangshan Grottoes in art and culture are incomparable to Dunhuang Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes and Maijishan Grottoes, which is its historical value.
Xiangtangshan Grottoes are the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units announced by the State Council in 196 1, which shows its position in China's historical cultural relics heritage.