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The Dazu Rock Carvings are located in Dazu county, Chongqing. Construction began in 650, and continued into the 17th century. The rock carvings are an outstanding example of China's grotto art in the middle and late period of ancient China. Dazu was added to the World Heritage list on December 1, 1999.The Dazu Rock Carvings occupy an important position in the history of China's grotto art. They include not only Buddhist figures, but Taoist and Confucian figures, which makes them different from earlier grottoes. Today we will drive together there to see this fabulous place.<img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/fd/tg/g2/M09/89/D4/CghzgVWwznCAKqPPABojAlD42AU996_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="gs" imageid="504661050" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="666" >Stop At: The Dazu Rock CarvingsYour friendly guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at 08:30 am. After 3-hour drive,you are going to start your cultural trip.Accompanied by the guide,appreciate the amazing carvings which have a history more than 1,200 years. Dazu rock carvings are the best preserved of all Chinese grottoes in China and most of the caves and statues have hardly suffered any serious damage. Dazu as a site of interest since ancient times,especially its North Hill and Banding Mountain which are always crowded with tourists,pilgrims.Duration: 4 hours<img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/010321200087du7emE124_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="gs" imageid="504661050" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="666" ><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/010141200075xqewr57BB_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="gs" imageid="498606261" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="666" ><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0104l1200075x5sco0386_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="gs" imageid="498606125" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="666" ><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0104q1200061s93f3298A_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="gs" imageid="497422146" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="666" ><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0105u1200087d37cz222B_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="gs" imageid="504619255" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="675" ><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/fd/tg/g2/M08/8A/25/Cghzf1WwzlqAOYxoACIOC_1fBq4434_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="gs" imageid="46939796" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="667" >Spot At: Beishan Stone CarvingsThe Beishan Grottoes just north of Dazu were carved beginning in the late Tang, under the sponsorship of Wei Junjing, the newly-appointed governor of central Sichuan, a large territory that included modern Dazu, Chongqing, Hechuan, and Anyue. Beishan was first in the series of Buddhist cave-chapels in this region, that culminated in the Song-Dynasty carvings at Baodingshan and Anyue. The earliest dated carving at Beishan is 890; the last is 1172.<img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/10041f000001gp9io9990_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="gs" imageid="246423234" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="666" ><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/100r0q000000g4bd98EF6_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="gs" imageid="246412501" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="666" >After this,we drive back to your Chongqing hotel,tour ends.