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Consisting of a mile and a half of carvings, numbering over 6000 total, Baodingshan is an atypical Chinese Buddhist site for a variety of reasons: it includes both large scale iconic works as well as intricate narrative tableaux; it represents a variety of Buddhist schools of thought – Huayan, Chan, Pure Land, and Esoteric; it has copious amounts of Buddhist texts carved in conjunction with ...
The Dazu Rock Carvings [1] (Chinese: 大 足 石 刻; pinyin: Dàzú Shíkè) are a series of Chinese religious sculptures and carvings and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Dazu District, Chongqing, China. The carvings date back as far as the 7th century AD, depicting and influenced by Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist beliefs.
Dazu Rock Carvings (Baodingshan) Baodingshan moya zaoxiang 宝顶山摩崖造像: Dazu District 大足县 1-46 China-US Cooperation Concentration Camp Site "Zhong-Mei hezuosuo" jizhongying jiuzhi “中美合作所”集中营旧址: Chongqing 重庆市
Dazu District (simplified Chinese: 大足区; traditional Chinese: 大足區; pinyin: Dàzú Qū) is a district of Chongqing, China, bordering Sichuan province to the northwest. It is where the famous Dazu Rock Carvings, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located.
Locations of the Sacred Mountains of China. The Sacred Mountains of China are divided into several groups. The Five Great Mountains (simplified Chinese: 五岳; traditional Chinese: 五嶽; pinyin: Wǔyuè) refers to five of the most renowned mountains in Chinese history, [1] which have been the subjects of imperial pilgrimage by emperors throughout ages.
Baoding is a prefecture-level city in central Hebei province, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) southwest of Beijing.As of the 2020 census, Baoding City had 11,544,036 inhabitants, of which 2,549,787 lived in the metropolitan area made of 4 out of 5 urban districts: Lianchi, Jingxiu, Qingyuan, and Mancheng all of which are largely conurbated. [1]
Quyang County (simplified Chinese: 曲阳县; traditional Chinese: 曲陽縣; pinyin: Qūyáng Xiàn) is under the administration of Baoding City, Hebei province, China. [1] The county is famous for its stone carvings, many of which are exported abroad. [2] The Beiyue Temple is located in Quyang city.
The Longji Rice Terraces ("Dragon's Backbone") (simplified Chinese: 龙脊梯田; traditional Chinese: 龍脊梯田; pinyin: lóngjǐ tītián), also called the Longsheng Rice Terraces ("Dragon's Victory") (simplified Chinese: 龙胜梯田; traditional Chinese: 龍勝梯田; pinyin: lóngshèng tītián), are located in the town of Longji in Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County ...