Chongqing
is the largest municipality in southwest China. It is a modern port city on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers. With an area of 31, 800 square miles (82,400 square kilometers), it shares borders with provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Shaanxi. As China’s fourth municipality after Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin, Chongqing has maintained rapid economic development while preserving a wonderful natural environment. Known as the 'Mountain City', it has a wavy terrain and encompasses a wealth of water reserves, mineral resources, dense forests, and abundant flora and fauna. Located at the center of the ancient Bayu Area which is also the birthplace of Bayu Culture, a historical and cultural city in China with more than 3,000 years of history. It is located at the confluence of the Jialing and Yangtze Rivers and is nestled among the gently sloping surrounding mountains. The city was the center of the Ba Kingdom established by Ba ethnic groups and local aborigines. In its some 3,000 years history, it had been a capital city three times. source: www.travelchinaguide.com
Dazu Rock Carvings
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The carvings describe the Buddha instructions of behavior in daily life. Located at Dazu District in Chongqing, Dazu Rock Carvings is 167km from the city center of Chongqing. It has over 50,000 Buddha statues. Built between the late Tang Dynasty (618 ~907) and early Song Dynasty (960 ~ 1279), it's a religious cliff inscriptions. Most carvings took Buddhism culture as subject matter, and Confucianism and Taoism sculptures can also be seen in it. The most interesting part is that the all of the sculptures show Buddha's life and other stories in Chinese Buddhism. Among all sites of Dazu Rock Carvings, the most famous ones are Baodingshan Rock Carvings, Beishan Rock Carvings, Nanshan Rock Carvings, Shizhuanshan Rock Carvings and Shimenshan Rock Carvings. source: www.chinadiscovery.com
is the largest municipality in southwest China. It is a modern port city on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers. With an area of 31, 800 square miles (82,400 square kilometers), it shares borders with provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Shaanxi. As China’s fourth municipality after Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin, Chongqing has maintained rapid economic development while preserving a wonderful natural environment. Known as the 'Mountain City', it has a wavy terrain and encompasses a wealth of water reserves, mineral resources, dense forests, and abundant flora and fauna. Located at the center of the ancient Bayu Area which is also the birthplace of Bayu Culture, a historical and cultural city in China with more than 3,000 years of history. It is located at the confluence of the Jialing and Yangtze Rivers and is nestled among the gently sloping surrounding mountains. The city was the center of the Ba Kingdom established by Ba ethnic groups and local aborigines. In its some 3,000 years history, it had been a capital city three times. source: www.travelchinaguide.com
Dazu Rock Carvings
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The carvings describe the Buddha instructions of behavior in daily life. Located at Dazu District in Chongqing, Dazu Rock Carvings is 167km from the city center of Chongqing. It has over 50,000 Buddha statues. Built between the late Tang Dynasty (618 ~907) and early Song Dynasty (960 ~ 1279), it's a religious cliff inscriptions. Most carvings took Buddhism culture as subject matter, and Confucianism and Taoism sculptures can also be seen in it. The most interesting part is that the all of the sculptures show Buddha's life and other stories in Chinese Buddhism. Among all sites of Dazu Rock Carvings, the most famous ones are Baodingshan Rock Carvings, Beishan Rock Carvings, Nanshan Rock Carvings, Shizhuanshan Rock Carvings and Shimenshan Rock Carvings. source: www.chinadiscovery.com
Baodingshan Rock Carvings
Baodingshan is a mountain located at the northeast of the center of Dazu District, about 15km from Longgang Town, with an altitude of 527.8m. Baodingshan Rock Carvings was designed by Zhao Zhifeng, and he organized the construction of the carvings. The project started from 1174 and ended at 1252. In a word, Baodingshan is a large-scale ashram of Tibetan Buddhism, where holds nearly ten thousands of Buddha statues. The rock carvings in Baodingshan include Giant Buddha Bay (which is centered on Shengshou Temple, a magnificent temple built along the mountain) and Lesser Buddha Bay). Nearly ten thousands of Buddha statues carved on a 500m long cliff, and this long picture tells almost all stories recorded by the Buddhist scriptures. The most amazing part is the way it tells the story. Baodingshan Rock Carvings describes the Buddhism stories in a more local and secularization way, which makes it more acceptable by visitors with different backgrounds. Baodingshan Rock Carvings represents the highest sculpture art of China, and among all the sculptures, the Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin is called the national treasure of national treasures. It actually has 830 hands in total, and all of them are situated in a 7.7m high and 12.5m wide grotto. This statue combines sculpture, color paint and gild art into together. source: www.chinadiscovery.com
Baodingshan is a mountain located at the northeast of the center of Dazu District, about 15km from Longgang Town, with an altitude of 527.8m. Baodingshan Rock Carvings was designed by Zhao Zhifeng, and he organized the construction of the carvings. The project started from 1174 and ended at 1252. In a word, Baodingshan is a large-scale ashram of Tibetan Buddhism, where holds nearly ten thousands of Buddha statues. The rock carvings in Baodingshan include Giant Buddha Bay (which is centered on Shengshou Temple, a magnificent temple built along the mountain) and Lesser Buddha Bay). Nearly ten thousands of Buddha statues carved on a 500m long cliff, and this long picture tells almost all stories recorded by the Buddhist scriptures. The most amazing part is the way it tells the story. Baodingshan Rock Carvings describes the Buddhism stories in a more local and secularization way, which makes it more acceptable by visitors with different backgrounds. Baodingshan Rock Carvings represents the highest sculpture art of China, and among all the sculptures, the Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin is called the national treasure of national treasures. It actually has 830 hands in total, and all of them are situated in a 7.7m high and 12.5m wide grotto. This statue combines sculpture, color paint and gild art into together. source: www.chinadiscovery.com
Beishan Rock Carvings
1.5km north to Longgang Town of Dazu, with an altitude of 545.5m. Carved between 892 and 1162, Beishan Rock Carvings was carved in a 300m long cliff, with a height of 7 to 10 meters. The grottoes are very dense, just like a hive. The statues here are distinct from each other; they are all well-proportioned, with an elegant posture. The rock carvings are numbered and divided into two sections: No.1 ~ No.100 are in south section, while No.101 ~ No. 290 are in north section. There are over 5,000 statues and all of them were delicate carved with high sculpture skills. The majority of them are preserved intact and well. Among all the carvings, No.136 grotto represents the highest rock carving skill in Song Dynasty, and this Tibetan grotto is the highlight of Beishan Rock Carvings. source: www.chinadiscovery.com
1.5km north to Longgang Town of Dazu, with an altitude of 545.5m. Carved between 892 and 1162, Beishan Rock Carvings was carved in a 300m long cliff, with a height of 7 to 10 meters. The grottoes are very dense, just like a hive. The statues here are distinct from each other; they are all well-proportioned, with an elegant posture. The rock carvings are numbered and divided into two sections: No.1 ~ No.100 are in south section, while No.101 ~ No. 290 are in north section. There are over 5,000 statues and all of them were delicate carved with high sculpture skills. The majority of them are preserved intact and well. Among all the carvings, No.136 grotto represents the highest rock carving skill in Song Dynasty, and this Tibetan grotto is the highlight of Beishan Rock Carvings. source: www.chinadiscovery.com