What is the introduction of Dazu stone carving?

Dazu Stone Carving is located in Dazu District, Chongqing. It was first carved in the Tang, Five Dynasties and Song Dynasties, and continued to be carved in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. World cultural heritage, one of the eight largest grottoes in the world.

There are 23 districts in the southwest, northwest and northeast of the county. There are Baoding Mountain and Beishan Mountain 19. Among them, the cliff statue of Baodingshan is the largest and the most exquisite. In addition to Buddha statues and Taoist statues, there are statues of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in the same cave, among which Buddhist statues account for the largest proportion.

Dazu Stone Carving represents the highest level of grotto art in the world from the 9th century to the 3rd century, and it is the last monument in the history of human grotto art ... It shows the great development and changes of China grotto art style from different aspects, and has irreplaceable historical, artistic and scientific value in early grottoes. It is famous for its large scale, exquisite carving, diverse themes, rich connotations and well-preserved.

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Baoding stone carving

Baodingshan is located in the northeast of long gang zhen15km in Dazu District, with an altitude of 527.83m. The Cliff Statue of Baodingshan was excavated in the Southern Song Dynasty, and the surrounding rocks are covered with Buddha statues within 2.5km, including the statues of the Big Buddha Bay and the Small Buddha Bay centered on Shengshou Temple.

Nanshan stone carving

Nanshan, known as Guanghua Mountain in ancient times, is located in Wuhuali, southeast of Dazu District. The original Taoist temple on the top of the mountain was called Jade Emperor Temple. Nanshan stone carving originated in the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1 127- 1279) and belongs to Taoist sculpture. It was slightly supplemented in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Beishan stone carving

The Cliff Statue of Beishan was excavated in the late Tang Dynasty and ended in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is the largest stone carving in Dazu, which is as famous as the Baodingshan stone carving. It is located on Beishan Mountain, 2 kilometers north of Dazu District. With the Giant Buddha Bay as the center, there are five places around Guanyin Slope, Yingpanpo, Foeryan and Beita Temple. It is more than 500 meters long. The rock is about 7 meters high and statues are made along the cliff. From south to north, it is shaped like a crescent moon, and the cave is like a honeycomb.

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