Dazu Rock Carvings

Dazu, situated in the west suburb of Chongqing City, is celebrated worldwide as the Home of Rock Carving. It is a brilliant land. Dazu Rock Carvings is 160 kilometers toward the west of Chongqing. More than 60,000 cut stone figures relating for the most part to Buddhism are spread around 76 puts in Dazu. The substance and craftsmanship of Rock Carvings at Beishan Hill and Baodingshan Hill are the best.

The specialty of Dazu, which developed in the late Tang Dynasty 618-907 and thrived in the Song Dynasty 960-1127, speaks to an essential section of China social and religious history. Bluff side stone cutting on Baodingshan slope, 15 kilometers upper east of the seat of Dazu County, were first developed in the Southern Song Dynasty 1179. With Dafowan as the middle, there are stone statuses in the encompassing territories.

Those in Dafowan are the biggest and best protected, with the most elevated imaginative esteem. Alternate popular stone cutting on Beishan slope, 1.5 kilometers north of Dazu, were cut from the late Tang Dynasty toward the Southern Song Dynasty 892-1162. There are almost 10,000 fine cut pictures.