The Mahao cliff tombs lie in the rock face near the Leshan Giant Buddha, a group of tombs dating from the Eastern Han to the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Offering halls are cut in front of the tombs, and the tomb doors and interiors carry carved columns, brackets and gate-towers. Above the door of one tomb is a seated Buddha, early physical evidence of Buddhism reaching Sichuan. Liang Sicheng notes the columns and brackets in the Mahao cliff tombs at Leshan.
