🏨 Day Tour: Incredible Ancient Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing Activity

Day Tour: Incredible Ancient Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 8 hours

Departs: China, China

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

This tour will take you to one of Chongqing’s most famous attraction, the Dazu Rock Carvings. Boasting over 60,000 stone statues, the rocks are located 104 miles (167 kilometers) to the east of Chongqing city center.

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Professional and friendly English speaking guide

Traditional Chinese cuisine lunch

Transport by vehicle or minivan

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 2 - 80

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

The Dazu Rock Carvings

Meet your guide at the lobby of your hotel in Chongqing city centre and be driven to the Dazu Stone Carvings, located 104 miles (167 kilometers) away from Chongqing city.

The first of the carvings were created here in the late Tang Dynasty, reaching an artistic peak in the Song Dynasty. All together, there are over 60,000 statues to be seen in 40 different locations all throughout Dazu County. The statues on Mount Baoding and Mount Longgan are the most centralized and have the largest collection of them. In 1999 this area was listed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

About 11 miles (14 kilometers) away from Dazu County, the stone carvings on Mount Baoding were created between 1179 and 1249 under the reigns of Emperor Chunxi and Chunyou in the Southern Song Dynasty. The area was under the supervision of Zhao Zhifeng, who was born close by and became a monk at the age of five. He studied Buddhism in southern China’s Sichuan province when he was 16. After he returned home, he had this site built and carved. He had a large following until he passed away at the age of 90, when many statues were almost completed. The Buddha Bay we see today mostly consists of statues that he ordered to be carved.

There are a few similarities between the statues here and at different locations. Moreover, the statues are each in connection with each other and are each in accordance with the Buddhist doctrine.

Once the tour to the rock carvings finish, we will drive you back to Chongqing city to drop you off at your hotel in the city centre.

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