Get to know Anyue County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Ziyang
- Chinese name
- 安岳县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 2,690.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 950,939
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Buddhist carvings
At Wofoyuan (卧佛院), a reclining Buddha from the high Tang period extends for 23 metres along the cliff. The site also preserves Buddhist scriptures carved into rock. Piludong (毗卢洞) contains the Purple Bamboo Guanyin (紫竹观音), a Song-period figure shown sitting at an angle with one leg raised and leaning against bamboo. At Huayandong (华严洞), three central sacred figures rise 5.2 metres, with ten bodhisattvas on the sides and narrative reliefs along the walls.
Two sculpture routes
Sichuan’s culture and tourism department groups Yuanjuedong (圆觉洞), Qianfozhai (千佛寨), Mumensi (木门寺) and Wofoyuan on a northern route. Its southern route links Piludong, Huayandong, Kongquedong (孔雀洞) and Mingshansi (茗山寺).
Sources for this guide
安岳概况 - 安岳县人民政府 · Anyue County Government
安岳石刻的美我早已领略！但亲眼见到还是会被震撼！ - 安岳县人民政府 · Sichuan Department of Culture and Tourism, republished by Anyue County Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Explore Anyue County
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Anyue County
Anyue Stone Carvings Main Sites · 安岳石刻重点开放点Anyue Stone Carvings Main Sites安岳石刻重点开放点
The Anyue stone carvings are a group of separately protected Buddhist and Daoist cliff-carving sites in Anyue County, Ziyang, Sichuan; the catalogue entry is an editorial grouping of the main ones open to visitors, above all Wofoyuan, Yuanjuedong and Piludong.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Shiyang Ancient Town石羊古镇
Shiyang is a town in the southeast of Anyue County, Ziyang, Sichuan, whose territory holds several of the county's nationally protected Buddhist cliff-carving sites; its head of government says it is named after a goat carved on a Tang stone pagoda on Tazishan, southeast of the town centre.
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Getting there
Anyue County is about 70 km in a straight line from central Ziyang. Search for 安岳县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Anyue Stone Carvings Main Sites and Shiyang Ancient Town are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Ziyang →More in Ziyang
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory (dmfw.mca.gov.cn) · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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