Yuhuangdong Grottoes

Yuhuangdong Grottoes, or Yuhuang Grottoes, named after the statue of the Jade Emperor carved inside the cave, are Chinese Taoist stone sculptures, located on a cliff at the southern foot of Makong Mountain, Fengxianggang Township, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province.

Distribution

Yuhuangdong Grottoes, 10 kilometers away from the urban area, are distributed on a section of precipice about 300 meters long from east to west and more than 130 meters high.

History

Yuhuangdong Grottoes were excavated by Li Jingkai, a Qing Dynasty Yongding country gentry, and In 1799, these grottoes began to be constructed in 1799 and it took eight years to complete in 1807.