Is Dazu Stone Carving Worth Going?

Worth it. Among more than a dozen 5A scenic spots in Chongqing, only one is worth visiting by foreign tourists, and that is Dazu Stone Carving.

Dazu stone carving, located in Dazu District, Chongqing, was carved in the Tang, Five Dynasties and Song Dynasties, and continued to be carved in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Now it is a world cultural heritage and one of the eight largest grottoes in the world.

Dazu stone carvings are distributed in 23 sections in the southwest, northwest and northeast of the county. Baoding Mountain and Beishan Mountain 19. Among them, the cliff statue of Baodingshan is the largest and 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 in the 9th-/kloc-0th-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 in the Tang and Song Dynasties from different aspects, and has irreplaceable historical, artistic and scientific value in the early grottoes. It is famous for its large scale, exquisite carving, diverse themes, rich connotations and well-preserved.

Dazu Stone Carving is now a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, a national key cultural relic protection unit, one of the top ten cultural symbols in Chongqing, and the "best scenic spot for comprehensive order" during the National Day holiday on 20 16. 20 18 On February 7th, 2008, 18 was selected into the 20 18 charm list of China urban cultural tourism sponsored by CCTV Financial Channel and Pacific Century Tourism. June 2020165438+1October 18 was elected as "the new landmark of Bashu Cultural Tourism Corridor".

These stone carvings bear the past and tell a glorious history, starting from the early Tang Dynasty in the seventh century A.D. and reaching its peak in the Song Dynasty. They show the great development and changes of the artistic style of China Grottoes in the Tang and Song Dynasties from different aspects, and have irreplaceable historical, artistic and scientific value in the early grottoes. History lovers, artists and Wen Qing should be fascinated by this place. Come for a walk!