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Museum of Stone Sculptures of Dazu County in Chongqing

CHONGQING. SIGHTS OF INTEREST. Museum of Stone Sculptures of Dazu County
 

 
  • 7, Beishanlu, Longgang Township, Dazu County, Chongqing. 
  • Approximately in 163 km away from Chongqing
  • Open daily from 08.40 am to 05.00 pm

The stone sculptures include more than 60 000 grotto and cliff statues and more than 100 000 engraved Chinese characters on cliffs across the Dazu County. 

The carvings include the statues of Buddha and Bodhisattva, monarchs, ministers, military officers, officials of high and low ranks, jailers, executioners, monks, rich and poor people and even folk art performers. 

The work of Dazu Rock Carvings began during the early Hang Dynasty (618 - 907 AD) on the Jianshanzi Cliff and continued until the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The practice of sculpturing statues reached its height during the Five Dynasties (907 – 960 AD) till the Southern Song Dynasty (1127 - 1279). It was during the period when two large grottoes of Beishan and Baoding were completed. So as you see, the most of the grottoes are 1000 years old! 

The Baoding Grotto, 15 km northwest of the county seat, is the largest and best preserved one. About several thousand statues are sculptured on cliff walls. Many carvings reflect Confucianism, filial piety specifically, and Buddhism through the lives of ordinary people. Buddhist believers come to worship and burn incense here.

The Beishan Grotto stretches for 500 meters. Its 290 wall niches are so close to each other. The most remarkable sculptures are chiseled during the Song Danasty. People named the stretch of sculptures the “Assembly of Goddesses of Beauty”. 

With rich images as well as inscriptions, the Dazu Grottos are regarded as an art treasure house that shows the society, philosophy, religion and folklore of Old times in such a picturesque manner. In 1999 UNESCO listed Dazu Stone Carvings as a World Cultural Heritage Site.

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