Dazu Stone Sculptures
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Southwest China (西南) » Chongqing (重庆) » Dazu Stone Sculptures (Dazu Shike, 大足石刻景区)Dazu Stone Sculptures (Dazu Shike, 大足石刻景区) | |
| Address: | Bordered by Dazu County, Chongqing |
| Phone: | 023-43734666 |
| Fax: | 023-43729600 |
| Web site: | http://www.cndz.net |
| Price Range: | 120 yuan ~ 120 yuan |
| Hours: | 8：00-17：00 |
| Level: | AAAAA |
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[edit] Description
Dazu Stone Sculptures is located in Dazu county of Chongqing. There are more than 50,000 stone sculptures scattered in 40 different locations in the reputed "Land of Stone Sculptures". Most of the high-value collections are located at the foothills of Baoding Hill and North Hill.
The Dazu Stone Sculptures was declared as A World Cultural And Natural Heritage in 1999 because of "their aesthetic quality, their rich diversity of subject matter, both secular and religious, and the light that they shed on everyday life in China during this period." The sculptures provide outstanding evidence of the harmonious synthesis of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.
Locations of Dazu Stone Sculptures:
- Baoding Hill (Baodingshan) Stone Carving
- About 9.32 miles from the northeast of Dazu County. Nearly 10,000 cliff-side original and ethnic Buddhist figures in 13 groups.
- North Hill (Beishan) Stone Carving
- About 1.24 miles from the northwest of Dazu County. Known as 'a Collection of Oriental Beauty' for its elaborate craftsmanship and well preservation.
- South Hill (Nanshan) Stone Carving
- Located at the southeast of Dazu County. Taoism doctrine is the main theme. Known for its vivid colorful clay creations for Taoist gods' figures.
- Shizhuan Hill (Shizhuanshan) Stone Carving
- About 15.5 miles from the southwest of Dazu County. Rare integration of Buddhist, Taoist and Confucius statues.
- Shimen Hill (Shimenshan) Stone Carving
- About 12.4miles from the eastern part of Dazu County. Mostly Taoist statues but also many Buddhist figures. Many figures come with inscriptions and remarks beside the figures.
[edit] History
Dazu County covers an area of 1,400 square kilometers (about 540.5 square miles), and has a history of 1,230 years dating back to 758 AD during the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
The earliest carvings date back to 650 A.D. during the early Tang Dynasty (618-907). Many sculptures were built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the Qing Dynasty (1616-1911). However, most well-known sculptures were carved during the Song Dynasty. Zhao Zhifeng, a Buddhist monk of the Song Dynasty, dedicated 70 years of his life to the work on the elaborate sculptures and carvings on Mount Baoding.
Among more than 5,000 figures and over 100,000 Chinese characters of inscriptions and epigraphs, buddhist statues dominate. But there are also the Taoist and the Confucian stone carvings.
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Dazu County is located at the southeast of Sichuan province. It is 271 kilometers (about 168.4 miles) from Chengdu on its west and 167 kilometers (about 103.8 miles) from Chongqing on its east.
[edit] Fees/Hours
Hours: 08:40 AM to 05:00 PM
- RMB 80 for Baoding Hill (Baodingshan)
- RMB 60 for North Hill (Beishan)
- RMB 120 (for both Baoding Hill and North Hill)
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