Dazu Rock Carving
The Dazu Rock Carving is a general term that refers to the carved statues and grottoes on the cliff in Dazu County, in the Southwest province of Chongqing. These cliff-side carvings are cultural and artistic treasures, integrating the essence of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism statue art. They are a reflection of everyday life in China from the late 9th century to the middle 13th century and feature life-like, distinct cultural characteristics. They are proof of the harmonious coexistence between Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism during this period. From different angles and points of view, the Dazu Rock Carving reflects the development and changes in rock-carving technique as well as religious beliefs through object imagery and written historical documents. Therefore, the Dazu Rock Carvings are representative of China’s grotto art of the late period, and are equal in popularity to the Yungang Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes and Mogao Grottoes. In 1999, the Dazu Rock Carvings were included on the World Heritage List.
Duration: 25 min
大足石刻
大足石刻位于中國西南部重慶市的大足縣境內。這些雕刻在險峻山崖上的文化藝術珍品，集中國佛教、道教、儒家“三教”造像藝術的精華，以鮮明的民族化和生活化特色，反映公元9世紀末至13世紀中葉中國的日常社會生活，并充分證明了這一時期佛教、道教和儒家思想和諧相處的局面。它以大量的實物形象和文字史料，從不同側面展示了中國石刻藝術的風格和民間宗教信仰的發展變化，具有前代石窟不可取代的歷史、藝術和科學價值，堪稱中國晚期石窟藝術的代表，與雲岡石窟、龍門石窟和莫高窟齊名。1999年，大足時刻入選《世界遺産名錄》。
時長：25分鐘