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Jianmen Pass resides in the interruption of the Great Sword Mountain, both sides of the cliffs, straight into the clouds, the peaks leaning sky like a sword, the cliffs break away from the two walls relative to each other, the shape of the door like, so it is called "Jianmen", "the world's most majestic pass," the name. Jianmen Pass Scenic Area consists of two neighboring scenic spots, Jianmen Pass and Cuiyun Lang.
Jianmen Pass is a mountain pass located southwest of the city of Guangyuan in Sichuan province. It has also been called "Jianmenguan Pass"; however, that form is redundant since guān means "pass" in Chinese.
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昭化古城
Claimed to be the best preserved ancient town from the Three Kingdoms period.
皇泽寺摩崖造像
Huangze temple cliff statue was first chiseled in the late Northern Wei Dynasty, through the Northern Zhou, Sui, the early Tang Dynasty, the Sheng Tang Dynasty continued to carve, to the middle Tang Dynasty tended to decline, lasted more than 300 years. The highest place of Huangze Temple is the Big Buddha Building, under which is the Zetian Hall, and there are also Xiao Nanhai, Wangjiang Pavilion, Five Buddha Pavilion, Lvzu Pavilion and other buildings.
广元市博物馆
Guangyuan Museum display content set three exhibition halls 11 units, each exhibition hall highlights a theme. The first exhibition hall for the history exhibition hall, the second exhibition hall for painting and calligraphy exhibition hall, the third exhibition hall for the intangible cultural heritage exhibition hall.
千佛崖摩崖造像
Thousand-Buddha cliff statue, the total length of 388.8 meters, the cliff top height of 84 meters, the highest niche from the ground 45.5 meters, niches for multi-level arrangement, up to 13 layers, the existing 54 caves, 819 niches, the size of the statue of more than 7,000 carcasses. Covering an area of 7800 square meters, building area of 480 square meters.
明月峡
Mingyue Gorge covers an area of approximately 6.1 square kilometers and is about 33 kilometers from Guangyuan. The gorge is lined with silver-white rocks that contrast with the green peaks and river, creating the effect of being bathed in moonlight. The gorge features numerous unique peaks and rock formations, including Tianzhu Peak, Immortal Bridge, and the "Three Knives" of the green peaks.
觉苑寺
Jueyuan Temple was first built in the Tang Dynasty during the reign of Zhenguan, named Hongji Temple, and was given the name Jueyuan Temple during the reign of Yuanfeng in the Song Dynasty. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, part of the temple was destroyed. In 1457, the monk Jingzhi and his disciple Daofang came here to rebuild the temple, remodel the statue of Buddha, and paint the Buddhist scriptures on the four walls of the Maharajah's Hall, renaming it as the Puji Temple; and the temple was repaired and renamed the Jueyuan Temple in 1662.