Experience the World Cultural Heritage in Black Myth: Wukong through Dazu Rock Carvings

"Northern Dunhuang, Southern Dazu" - Dazu Rock Carvings, which are as famous as the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, are the only World Cultural Heritage site in Chongqing. 🚄Transportation: Chongqing - Dazu South Station (40 yuan, 0.5h) 📝Route: Longgang Pedestrian Street - Changzhou Ancient City - Baoding Mountain Rock Carvings - Beishan Rock Carvings 🍽Special Cuisine: You Ting Crucian Carp, Dingjia Slope Potatoes, Rabbit Hot Pot, Teppanyaki, Sweet Potato Noodles, Pea Cakes, Mixed Sauce Noodles 🎫Tickets: ①Baoding Mountain Rock Carvings: 110 yuan ②Beishan Rock Carvings: 58 yuan ③Baoding Mountain Rock Carvings + Beishan Rock Carvings: 135 yuan ④Baoding Mountain Rock Carvings + 4K Cinema + Transportation: 162 yuan ⑤Baoding Mountain Rock Carvings + Beishan Rock Carvings + 4K Cinema + Transportation: 180 yuan (I chose the 180 yuan package for convenience) ✨Must-see Attractions 📍Baoding Mountain Rock Carvings: The carver was Zhao Zhifeng, a famous monk of the Southern Song Dynasty. It took over 70 years to complete and is a rare large-scale Buddhist Esoteric sect grotto in China. (p5-p13) ✅Transportation: Take bus No. 205 in Dazu City ✅Time: 8:30-18:00 (2 hours of sightseeing) ✅Game Scenes: Transformation of the Infinite Life Sutra, Thousand-Hand Guanyin, Hell Transformation ✅Other Must-sees: Nirvana of Shakyamuni (Reclining Buddha), Six Realms of Reincarnation, Three Saints of Huayan, Nine Dragons Bathing the Prince, Yuanjue Cave... ✅Be sure to visit the museum and watch the 4K dome movie first to better appreciate and understand the rock carvings of Baoding Mountain! Free explanations are available on the Dazu Rock Carvings WeChat public account and Ximalaya audio explanations. 📍Beishan Rock Carvings: Originally named Longgang Mountain, the carvings began in the late Tang Dynasty and continued through the Five Dynasties to the Southern Song Dynasty, taking over 250 years. Its history is older than that of Baoding Mountain Rock Carvings, but due to weathering, water erosion, and human damage, it looks very weathered with almost no color remaining, giving it a more ancient and vigorous beauty. Although Beishan Rock Carvings are not as famous or large as Baoding Mountain Rock Carvings, Mr. Liang Sicheng had a special fondness for them. The carvings in Beishan are delicate, exquisite, and elegant. Baoding Mountain represents humanity, while Beishan Rock Carvings represent divinity. (p14-p18) ✅Transportation: Take the shuttle bus from the Dazu Rock Carvings Visitor Center at the top of the hour for 3 yuan/person or take a taxi ✅Time: 9:00-18:00 (Night tour time: 19:30-23:00, 1 hour of sightseeing) ✅Must-sees: Water Moon Guanyin, Peacock King Cave, Wheel Sutra Cave... 👉🏼Other Activities: Changzhou Ancient City (p4 Opera Stage, Government Office, modern artificial commercial street full of restaurants), Xiangguo Park, Longgang Pedestrian Street (shopping and eating) 🍜Food: ①Qiangqiang Potatoes: 8 yuan for a three-combo of potatoes, bean curd, and seaweed, with especially fragrant chili oil! Better than Dingjia Slope Potatoes! ②Guo Chun Special Cold Cake: 5 yuan per bowl with peanut crumbs, winter melon candy, and other ingredients, paired with soft and glutinous cold cake, super delicious and refreshing! ③Chen Si Taiwanese Teppanyaki, Xiangba Rabbit Hot Pot, You Ting Chen Crucian Carp...