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.