▲ The Dazu Rock Carvings were first carved during the Yonghui era of the early Tang Dynasty, continuing through the late Tang and Five Dynasties periods, flourishing during the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, with additional carvings made during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the first year of the Jingfu era of the Tang Dynasty, Wei Junjing, the governor of Changzhou, initiated the carving of statues at Beishan, marking the beginning of the Beishan Rock Carvings art. During the Chunxi to Chunyou eras of the Southern Song Dynasty, monk Zhao Zhifeng preached at Baoding Mountain, creating over ten thousand Buddhist statues and ushering in the third peak of carving activity at the Dazu Rock Carvings.
▲ The Dazu Rock Carvings were first carved during the Yonghui era of the early Tang Dynasty, continuing through the late Tang and Five Dynasties periods, flourishing during the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, with additional carvings made during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the first year of the Jingfu era of the Tang Dynasty, Wei Junjing, the governor of Changzhou, initiated the carving of statues at Beishan, marking the beginning of the Beishan Rock Carvings art. During the Chunxi to Chunyou eras of the Southern Song Dynasty, monk Zhao Zhifeng preached at Baoding Mountain, creating over ten thousand Buddhist statues and ushering in the third peak of carving activity at the Dazu Rock Carvings.
▲ Located at the top of Beishan Mountain and mainly concentrated in Fowan, this site comprises 452 grottoes with nearly 10,000 statues, predominantly featuring Esoteric Buddhism and showcasing 51 distinct sculptural themes. Renowned for its exquisite and refined carvings, it exemplifies the development of Chinese folk Buddhist beliefs and grotto art styles from the late Tang Dynasty through the Song Dynasty.
▲ Located at the top of Beishan Mountain and mainly concentrated in Fowan, this site comprises 452 grottoes with nearly 10,000 statues, predominantly featuring Esoteric Buddhism and showcasing 51 distinct sculptural themes. Renowned for its exquisite and refined carvings, it exemplifies the development of Chinese folk Buddhist beliefs and grotto art styles from the late Tang Dynasty through the Song Dynasty.
▲ The Dazu Rock Carvings were first carved during the Yonghui era of the early Tang Dynasty, continuing through the late Tang and Five Dynasties periods, flourishing during the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, with additional carvings made during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the first year of the Jingfu era of the Tang Dynasty, Wei Junjing, the governor of Changzhou, initiated the carving of statues at Beishan, marking the beginning of the Beishan Rock Carvings art. During the Chunxi to Chunyou eras of the Southern Song Dynasty, monk Zhao Zhifeng preached at Baoding Mountain, creating over ten thousand Buddhist statues and ushering in the third peak of carving activity at the Dazu Rock Carvings.
▲ The Dazu Rock Carvings were first carved during the Yonghui era of the early Tang Dynasty, continuing through the late Tang and Five Dynasties periods, flourishing during the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, with additional carvings made during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the first year of the Jingfu era of the Tang Dynasty, Wei Junjing, the governor of Changzhou, initiated the carving of statues at Beishan, marking the beginning of the Beishan Rock Carvings art. During the Chunxi to Chunyou eras of the Southern Song Dynasty, monk Zhao Zhifeng preached at Baoding Mountain, creating over ten thousand Buddhist statues and ushering in the third peak of carving activity at the Dazu Rock Carvings.
▲ The Dazu Rock Carvings were first carved during the Yonghui era of the early Tang Dynasty, continuing through the late Tang and Five Dynasties periods, flourishing during the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, with additional carvings made during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the first year of the Jingfu era of the Tang Dynasty, Wei Junjing, the governor of Changzhou, initiated the carving of statues at Beishan, marking the beginning of the Beishan Rock Carvings art. During the Chunxi to Chunyou eras of the Southern Song Dynasty, monk Zhao Zhifeng preached at Baoding Mountain, creating over ten thousand Buddhist statues and ushering in the third peak of carving activity at the Dazu Rock Carvings.
