Dazu Rock Carvings

Dazu Rock Carvings|||Around the 3rd century AD, grotto art from ancient India was introduced to China via the Western Regions. It flourished in the Northern Wei and Sui-Tang dynasties along the Northern Silk Road and the Yellow River Basin, resulting in great relics such as the Mogao Caves, Yungang Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes, and Maijishan Grottoes. However, when the grottoes in northern China began to decline in the late Tang dynasty, sculptors in Dazu, located in the Yangtze River Basin, continued to create the magnificent Dazu Rock Carvings. From 1174 to 1252, the eminent monk Zhao Zhifeng led the construction of the carvings, with the large and small Buddha bays as the center and nearly 20 boundary statues around them. The carvings have a distinct secular style and are considered the last masterpiece of Chinese grotto art. The museum and Dazu explanations are excellent, and the gold medal explanation is very beneficial.