Dazu, Rock Carvings Beishan, Chongqing - China Travel Channel
The Dazu Rock Carvings are about 1.5 hours drive north-west of Chongqing. At 75 different sites in the Chongqing Municipality, estimated 50,000 Chinese religious sculptures were carved in stone, with the oldest statues dating back to the early Tang Dynasty.
The most famous can be visited on the North Mountain (Bei Shan) and around Treasure Chest Mountain (Baoding Shan).
In the 9th century, a military outpost of the Shu Kingdom was located at the foot of the North Mountain. Many Buddhists sought refuge here during persecution. A general gave the orders to build the first sculptures.
Since 1999, the carvings belong to the UNESCO world heritage sites.
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Die Felsskulpturen von Dazu liegen ca. 1,5 Autostunden nordwestlich von Chonqging.
An 75 Stätten in der Region Chongqing wurden geschätzte 50.000 religiöse chinesische Skulpturen in Stein gemeißelt, wobei die ältesten Statuen auf die frühe Tang Dynastie zurückgehen.
Die bekanntesten sind am Nordberg (Bei Shan) und am Schatzkammerberg (Baoding Shan) zu besichtigen.
Im 9. Jahrhundert befand sich am Fuß des Nordbergs ein Militärlager des Königreiches Shu, in das viele Buddhisten während der Verfolgung geflohen waren. Ein General gab den Befehl zum Bau der ersten Skulpturen.
Seit 1999 sind die Stätten Teil der UNESCO Weltkulturerbe Liste.
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Schatzkammerberg, Dazu, Chongqing - China Travel Channel
62 miles west of Chongqing you can visit the Dazu Rock Carvings ( 大 足 石刻 ). In the hillsides around the city of Dazu 50 000 statues were carved in the rocks. Most are located on the North Hill and the Treasure Chest Mountain - Baoding Shan. The Treasure Chest Mountain, 6.3 miles northeast of Dazu, is the second most important mountain for Buddhists in China. Baoding Shan with its 10,000 sculptures has become a bible written in stone for the Buddhists.
Most of these statues were made in the 11th and 12th Century. The statues show the Buddhist deities. They also show many examples of actions and their various punishments after death. Punishment can be avoided if you live a devout life and enter into Nirvana.
Next to the sleeping Buddha, with a length of 98 ft, is Guanyin (觀音 - 观音) the God of Mercy with 1000 hands and 1000 eyes. It is the best known statue and appeared earlier in the form of a man and later in the form of a woman, as seen here during the Song Dynasty.
Since 1999, the rock sculptures of Dazu are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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100 km westlich von Chongqing befindet sich die Felsskulpturen von Dazu - 大足石刻. 50000 Statuen wurden in der näheren Umgebung aus dem Fels geformt. Die meisten befinden sich am Nordberg und am Schatzkammerberg - Baoding Shan.
Der Schatzkammerberg, 10 km nordöstlich von Dazu, ist der zweitwichtigste Berg für Buddhisten in China. Mit seinen 10.000 Statuen ist er eine zu Stein gewordene Bibel für Buddhisten.
Die meisten dieser Statuen wurden im 11. und 12. Jahrhundert erstellt und zeigen neben Gottheiten viele Beispiele, für welche Taten man nach dem Tode welche Strafe zu erwarten hat, es sei denn, man schafft durch rechtgläubiges Leben den Einzug ins Nirwana.
Neben dem 30 m langen schlafenden Buddha ist Guanyin, die Göttin der Barmherzigkeit mit 1.000 Händen und 1.000 Augen, die bekannteste Skulptur und wurde früher als Mann dargestellt, später, wie in diesem Beispiel aus der Song Dynastie, war sie eine Frau.
Seit 1999 stehen die Felsskulpturen von Dazu auf der UNESCO Welterbe-Liste.
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