Dazu Rock Carvings World Heritage Site

Official name

Dazu Rock Carvings | UNESCO

Country

China | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Dazu County, Chongqing Municipality
29.7011° Lat, 105.7050° Lon | Map

Code

912

Time Zone

Asia/Shanghai (CST, +0800)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1999. The steep hillsides of the Dazu area contain an exceptional series of rock carvings dating from the 9th to the 13th century. They are remarkable for their aesthetic quality, their rich diversity of subject matter, both secular and religious, and the light that they shed on everyday life in China during this period. They provide outstanding evidence of the harmonious synthesis of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.