Rock Carvings, Beishan, Dazu, Chongqing, China
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Rock Carvings, Beishan, Dazu, Chongqing, China
The Dazu Rock Carvings are a series of Chinese religious sculptures and carvings, dating back as far as the 7th century AD, depicting and influenced by Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist beliefs.Listed as a World Heritage Site, the Dazu Rock Carvings are made up of 75 protected sites containing some 50, 000 statues, with over 100, 000 Chinese characters forming inscriptions and epigraphs. The sites are located in Chongqing Municipality within the steep hillsides throughout Dazu County, located about 60 kilometers west of the urban area of Chongqing.The largest cluster at Beishan contains two groups along a cliff face 7-10m high stretching for around 300m. There are more than 10, 000 carvings dating from the late 9th to the mid-12th century which depict themes of Tantric Buddhism and Taoism. Inscriptions give insight to the history, religious beliefs, dating and the identification of historical figures
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