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Chongqing Attractions | Stone carvings in Dazu County
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These exquisite carvings are found about 162 kilometers from Chongqing. They date back more than a thousand years, having been created during a period that began in the late Tang Dynasty (618-907) and ended during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). The forty groups of more than five thousand pieces of stone carvings are scattered within the boundary of the county, especially on North Hill (Beishan) and Precious Crown Hill (Baodingshan). They constitute the largest and most valuable collection of ancient Buddhist stone carvings in China.
Precious Crown Hill is renowned for the examples of stone carving that exist in the grottoes here.This is a Buddhist Mountain and held in high regard by local practicing monks in the area.
There are a total of thirteen different spots on the mountain that house examples of Buddhist carvings. Most of the carvings depict typical Buddhist legends or tales with strong religious meaning. Ingenious measures are taken to prevent erosion of many of the carvings too.
Located about two kilometers north of Dazu county, North Hill Grotto (beishan shiku) boasts almost ten thousand sculptures first built here in 892 AD and gradually added over the years. At one spot up here, Fowan, there are some 290 grottoes filled with impressive stone sculptures. On the 300-meter-long, 7-meter-high slope, sculptures and carvings depicting the lives of local people throughout the ages can be seen. The northern section of the hill is home to works dating to the late Tang Dynasty while the southern half contains art from the Southern and Northern Song Dynasties.
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