I will visit Dazu in August. I will introduce the Dazu Rock Carvings and Longshui Lake. It must be detailed. It must be detailed.

1. Go directly to Dazu County and visit the Beishan Stone Carvings first. It is just inside the county. There is also the Baoding Stone Carvings. You can take a minibus there and take the bus at the new station.

2. In addition to the stone carvings, there is also Longshui Lake in Dazu. People in Dazu call it West Lake. It is very beautiful. Some resorts now have a film and television base and a CS center, but it is difficult to get there. People say it’s not worth it, but you can stay there at night. There is an international youth hostel there. The lake there is very clear, so be careful when swimming. There are many islands in the lake and the scenery is nice. Longshui is also a famous small hardware wholesale market. You can buy kitchen knives, and the crucian carp from Youting is also delicious. There is Hongsheng Square in the county town, which is said to be the largest public square in Chongqing. Many people dance at night, so it is worth a visit.

If you are going to Dazu from Chengdu or Chongqing, it is recommended that you take the bus, which is much more convenient!

In Chengdu, you can take the bus at Lotus Pond, while in Chongqing, you can take it at Caiyuanba or Chenjiaping!

I don’t know if it’s detailed enough! Finally, I wish you have fun! By the way, you can go to the Dazu South Gate River to have barbecue in the evening, which is very good. People often take rickshaws in the city, which is cheap and environmentally friendly, haha!

The introduction of Dazu Rock Carvings is as follows:

Dazu County is located in the southeast of the Sichuan Basin, 271 kilometers from Chengdu to the west and 70 kilometers from Chongqing to the east. The county has a total area of ??about 1,400 square kilometers and a population of about 900,000. Dazu County was founded in the first year of Qianyuan of the Tang Dynasty (AD 758) and has a history of more than 1,240 years. Its county name means "Dafeng Dazu".

The Dazu Rock Carvings were founded in the first year of Yonghui of the Tang Dynasty (AD 650). They went through the late Tang and Five Dynasties, flourished in the Song Dynasty and lasted until the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Among them, there are 5 national key cultural relics protection units, namely Beishan (including Beita), Baoding Mountain, Nanshan, Shimen Mountain, and Shizhuan Mountain Stone Carvings, also known as the "Five Mountain Stone Carvings" (part of the World Heritage). There are 4 cultural relics protection units in Chongqing. Namely Jianshanzi, Shuchengyan, Miaogao Mountain Rock Carvings, Thousand Buddha Rock Carvings, there are 66 cultural relics protection units in Dazu County, such as Xishan, Shengshui Temple, Sanjiao Temple, Qingshanyuan, Laojun Temple, Banbian Temple, Qigong Bridge, and Puhe Temple , Chenjia Rock Carvings, etc. Beishan, Baoding Mountain, Nanshan, Shimen Mountain and Shizhuan Mountain are the representatives of the largest, most valuable and artistically exquisite stone carvings in the Dazu Rock Carvings.

The Dazu Rock Carvings are a shining pearl in the treasure house of Chinese grotto art. They are as famous as Dunhuang along with Yungang and Longmen. They are outstanding representatives of late Chinese grotto art. It brings together the great achievements of Chinese grotto art and pushes Chinese grotto art to a new peak: it is a great artistic masterpiece that has made important contributions to the innovative development of Chinese grotto art. It is a model of the life-oriented grotto art and has contributed to China's grotto art. The history of Tantric Buddhism adds a new page and vividly reflects the major developments and changes in Chinese folk religious beliefs. Because of this, on December 1, 1999, the Dazu Rock Carvings were included in the World Heritage List as a cultural heritage by UNESCO.

On November 30, 2000, the 24th World Heritage Committee meeting held in Cairns, Australia, decided to place China’s three royal tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties - Mingming Tomb (Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province), Qingdong Tomb Mausoleum (Zunhua City, Hebei) and Qing Xiling (Yixian, Hebei) are listed on the World Heritage List.

On December 1, 1999, it was voted at the 23rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee that the Beishan, Baoding Mountain, Nanshan, Shizhuan Mountain and Shimen Mountain in the Chongqing Dazu Rock Carvings The cliff statues are officially included in the World Cultural Heritage, and the Chongqing Dazu Rock Carvings are included in the World Heritage List.

The Dazu Rock Carvings are located in Chongqing City, Sichuan Province, covering Dazu County, Tongnan County, Tongliang County and Bishan County. Here you can enjoy the stone carving art representing China's Tang and Song Dynasties. Dazu Rock Carvings is the general name for the grotto art in Dazu County, which is mainly represented by cliff statues. There are more than 70 stone carvings in the Dazu Rock Carvings, totaling more than 100,000 bodies. Among them, the cliff carvings on Baoding Mountain and Beishan are the most famous. They mainly feature Buddhist statues, with Confucian and Taoist statues on display. They are a model of late Chinese grotto sculpture art. , with its grand scale, exquisite art and rich content, it can be as famous as Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes and Longmen Grottoes.

Because Dazu Rock Carvings are located in a mountainous area in mainland China, transportation was inconvenient in the past. They have survived the catastrophes of wars and man-made destruction in the past dynasties. They have high cultural relics, sculptures and tourism value, especially the Beishan Cliff Carvings and Baoding Mountain. The most concentrated cliff carvings.

The Beishan Cliff (grotto) stone carvings are located two kilometers north of Dazu County. They were excavated in the first year of Jingfu (892) of Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty. After five dynasties and two Song Dynasties, they were successively built in Fowan, Yingpanpo and Guanyin. There are nearly ten thousand statues in Po, Beita Temple, Fo'er Rock and other places. It is more than 500 meters long and is designated as Niche No. 290. Among them, there are 6 steles, 55 inscriptions and statues, 8 sutra buildings, 1 silver-lined pavilion, and 364 stone statues and niches.

Fowan statues are the most concentrated among the stone carvings in Beishan, with No. 290 niche in the ***. On the cliff, which is more than 300 meters long and 7 meters high, there are 6 tablets, 55 inscriptions and statues, 8 sutra buildings, a picture of "Manjushri's Treatment of Diseases" inscribed in relief, and 264 stone statues and niches. The Buddha statues in Fowan are exquisitely carved, handsome in posture and unique in style.

The "Samantabhadra" statue in the "Xin Shen Chai Cave" is exquisite and is known as the "Oriental Venus"; the "Zhuanlunzang Sutra Cave" is known as the "Stone Sculpture Palace"; the "Wei Junjing Monument", "Cai Jing Monument", The "Old Text on Filial Piety Stele" is unique in the world. It is not only a treasure of calligraphy, but also can fill the gaps in historical materials, and is of extremely high value. The Fowan Stone Carvings are divided into two areas: north and south. Most of the works in the southern area are from the late Tang and Five Dynasties, while most of the works in the northern area are from the two Song Dynasties. The works of the late Tang Dynasty feature dignified and plump characters, rich temperaments, simple clothes and smooth lines. The works of the Five Dynasties period are exquisite, colorful, and the clothing has evolved from simple to complex. They have gradually got rid of the influence of foreign cultures and have the characteristics of the transitional period of stone sculptures. The works of the Song Dynasty have very prominent national characteristics.

The stone carvings on the cliffs (grottoes) of Baoding Mountain are 15 kilometers northeast of Dazu County. The founder of the stone carvings was Zhao Zhifeng, a famous monk in Shuzhong during the Song Dynasty. It was built from the sixth year of Chunxi to the ninth year of Chunyou (1179-1249) in the Southern Song Dynasty and lasted 70 years. Over the years, there have been 13 stone carvings and tens of thousands of statues, with Dafo Bay and Xiaofo Bay being the largest. Baoding Mountain is one of the holy places of Buddhism. There is a saying that "go up to Emei and go down to Baoding".

Big Buddha Bay is a deep horseshoe-shaped mountain bay with carvings distributed on the east, south and north sides. The small Buddha Bay was first used as a blueprint and then carved here. It is a large group of sculptures composed of 19 groups of stories from Buddhist scriptures. There are more than 15,000 statues of various kinds. The design is exquisite and no one is the same, breaking the saying that "a thousand Buddhas have one face". Baoding Yuanjue Cave is carved from a single stone and is as spacious as a room. There are three Buddha statues carved on the main wall of the cave. In front of the main Buddha is a kneeling Bodhisattva, bowing his head and folding his hands in a respectful and pious manner. On the left and right walls are twelve Bodhisattvas of Enlightenment, sitting on a lotus platform. They are beautiful and solemn, with different postures, and the texture of their clothes and muscles is real. The tulle protrudes from the body and the dress flows freely. The walls are carved with towers, pavilions, figures, birds and animals, flowers, plants, trees, springs and strange rocks. They are almost realistic works and are the essence of Dafowan sculpture. There are more than 30 giant sculptures. The famous ones are: Six Paths of Reincarnation, Guangda Bao Pavilion, Three Saints of Huayan, Thousand-Hand Avalokitesvara, Sakyamuni Nirvana, Prince Bathing in Nine Dragons, Kong Cui Mingshi Sutra, Vairocana Dojo, Parents The transformations of the Enzhong Sutra, the Transformation of the Great Convenient Buddha's Repaying Benevolence Sutra, the Six-Consumption Picture, and the Transformation of Hell, etc., use Buddhist scripture stories as the main themes. There are also scriptures, hymns and other text explanations engraved next to the statues, just like a comic strip with pictures and texts. Pictures are a distinctive feature that differs from other caves in China.

The Dazu Rock Carvings not only contain large-scale Buddhist statues and complete Taoist statues, but also pure Confucian statues that are rare among grotto statues. There are also many sculptures that combine the "three religions" and "two religions" . The cultural phenomenon of Dazu Rock Carvings serves as a physical example, reflecting that in the history of Chinese culture, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism have long struggled and integrated. The situation in which the dominant idea of ??"the confluence of the three religions," the idea of ??"the three religions are governed together and all three religions are accessible" has been consolidated.

The Dazu Rock Carvings are “all listed in the Buddhist scriptures”, and in terms of art, “the humanization of gods and the deification of humans” have reached a high degree of unity.

The Dazu Stone Carvings have spanned more than a thousand years, integrating Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. The statues are exquisite and have a high rate of intactness. At the same time, there are more than 150,000 words of various scriptures, inscriptions, eulogies, narratives and other stone inscriptions accompanying the statues, and most of them are excellent works in the history of epigraphy. It is a rare treasure house of culture and art. It has distinctive national characteristics and has high historical, scientific and artistic value. It plays a decisive role in the history of ancient Chinese grotto art. It is praised at home and abroad as a magical pearl of oriental art, an art of genius, and a unique cave. A treasure trove of world cultural heritage.