| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Dazu Rock Carvings on Mount Baoding | |
| Location | Dazu District, Chongqing, China |
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| Reference | 912 |
| Inscription | 1999 (23rd Session) |
| Area | 20.41 ha (0.0788 sq mi) |
| Buffer zone | 211.12 ha (0.8151 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 29°42′4″N 105°42′18″E / 29.70111°N 105.70500°E |
  Location of Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing  Dazu Rock Carvings (China) | |
The Dazu Rock Carvings[1] (Chinese: 大足石刻; pinyin: Dàzú Shíkè) are a series of Chinese religious sculptures and carvings and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Dazu District, Chongqing, China. The carvings date back as far as the 7th century AD, depicting and influenced by Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist beliefs. Some are in rock-cut cave shrines, in the usual Chinese Buddhist style, but many others are rock reliefs carved into the open rock faces. Listed as a World Heritage Site in 1999, 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.[2] The sites are located in Chongqing Municipality within the steep hillsides throughout Dazu District, located about 165 kilometers west of the urban area of Chongqing. The highlights of the rock grotto are found on Mount Baoding and Mount Beishan.
- ^ "Dazu Rock Carvings Baodangshan Site". TripAdvisor. 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Dazu Rock Carvings". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 4 Apr 2021.