Dazu Rock Carvings

Chongqing

Chongqing · 大足石刻

Dazu Rock Carvings

Song-dynasty Buddhist sculpture in the hills west of the city. Baodingshan is the dense, storytelling cliff. Beishan is the other major site. They are not in the same parking lot.

Photo: JL Cogburn · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Historic sites 历史古迹

Baodingshan is the page to prioritize. The pastoral scenes carved into the rock are the surprise if you expected only Buddhas.

It is a historic site. The walking is between niches, not a trail. No hiking tag.

Getting there

About two hours from central Chongqing by bus or a booked car. It is a full day. Leave in the morning and do not pair it with a flight the same evening.

Staying nearby

Sleep in Chongqing. A night in Dazu only helps if you are seeing both hills slowly. The town is not the reason to leave the city.

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