Ticket prices and travel guide for Dazu Rock Carvings Scenic Area

The Dazu Rock Carvings Scenic Area is a world cultural heritage in Chongqing. This place was excavated in the Tang, Five Dynasties and Song Dynasties, and continued to be excavated in the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is one of the best in the world. This scenic spot is included in the "World Heritage List" by UNESCO and is the only world cultural heritage in Chongqing. So many people are willing to go to Chongqing to visit this wonder. Introduction to the scenic spot

The Dazu Rock Carvings Scenic Spot is the only world cultural heritage in Chongqing and can be said to be the most representative scenic spot in Chongqing. This place was excavated during the Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties, Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. So the history of this place is very long.

The Dazu Rock Carvings are known as "Dunhuang in the North and Dazu in the South". The Dazu Rock Carvings are mainly Buddhist statues, with Confucian and Taoist statues side by side. In terms of art, "the humanization of gods and the deification of humans" have reached a high degree of unity. It is an artistic treasure house of statues of China's "three religions", which can be described as rich, colorful, solemn and magnificent. , superb, spectacular and magnificent. The Dazu Rock Carvings, as a group of religious cliff carving art works that have been passed down for thousands of years, not only highlight the pinnacle of mural carving art in ancient my country, but also faithfully record the impact of the cultural development of the Dazu region on the mural carving art over thousands of years, vividly displaying It reflects the profoundness and infinite charm of Chinese culture and is a non-renewable and rare tourism resource that needs to be protected urgently. Travel Guide

Baodingshan Rock Carvings

In a narrow sense, the Dazu Rock Carvings in most people’s minds refer to the Baodingshan Rock Carvings. It is the largest in scale, the most well-renovated, and mainly Buddhist. It is the essence of Dazu Rock Carvings.

The Baodingshan stone carvings were created by Zhao Zhifeng, the "sixth-generation ancestor who passed down the secret seal". With the perseverance of a great master, he spent more than 70 years from Chunxi to Luziyou years of the Southern Song Dynasty (1174-1252 AD) and came up with the overall concept. It was excavated by the organization and is a large-scale Buddhist Tantric dojo.

The nearly 10,000 statues are like a scroll of pictures engraved on the cliff more than 500 meters long. All the carvings are the same. Among them, the Avalokitesvara with Thousand Arms and Thousand Eyes is known as "the national treasure among national treasures." .

Beishan Stone Carvings

Featuring Guanyin, it has the longest history and retains the more original stone carving art. The figures have distinctive personalities, graceful postures, gorgeous clothes, and jewelery covering their bodies. The statue of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva is known as the "Oriental Venus", the statue of Manjushri Bodhisattva is known as the "Oriental Beautiful Man", and the statue of Avalokitesvara with Counting Beads is nicknamed "The Charming Avalokitesvara". Therefore, the Beishan stone is inscribed with the "Exhibition Hall of Chinese Avalokitesvara Statues". of good reputation.

Nanshan Stone Carvings

Represented by the Sanqing Ancient Cave, there are 421 carved statues, which reflect the use of the convolution method in Taoist rituals in the shape of the cave. Among the Taoist grottoes of the Song Dynasty, this cave has the most exquisite carvings.

Shizhuan Mountain Stone Carvings

China's earliest statue area integrating Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, especially the Confucian grotto statue No. 6 "Niches of Ten Philosophies of Confucius" which is rare in the world . There are nine groups of statues in Shizhuan Mountain, with about 4,000 to 5,000 bodies. Among them, the Ksitigarbha statue, the Laojun Grotto, the Third Buddha Grotto, the King Wenxuan Grotto, the Manjusri Grotto, and the Luban Grotto are well preserved, while the rest are blurred and difficult to distinguish.

Shimenshan Stone Carvings

Mainly telling stories about Buddhist and Taoist figures, it is the largest Buddhist and Taoist statue area among the Dazu Rock Carvings, especially the Taoist-themed cave statues. With artistic characteristics. The work is full-bodied in shape and lifelike in expression. It cleverly combines the majestic temperament of gods with the vivid expression of human beings, making it unique in Chinese stone carving and grotto art.