Grottoes

This is a long-term personal photography project aimed at documenting the various fascinating grottoes, stone statues, and cliff carvings I encounter during my travels in China.

Dazu Rock Carvings - Beishan

Beishan Rock Carvings were first created by Wei Junjing, prefect of Changzhou and military commander og Changzhou, Puzhou, Yuzhou and Hezhou,four districts in 892 A.D. of the late Tang Dynasty. Then the local gentry, ordinary people, monks and nuns followed his example. Until 1162 A.D. of the Southern Song Dynasty, the existing scale of Beishan Rock Carvings was formed and it centered around Fowan. In total, there are about 10,000 statues at site like Foeryan, Guanyinpo and Yingpanpo.

Chongqing, 2023 - Flickr

Dazu rock carvings - Baodingshan

Baodingshan is a Buddhist site in Chongqing. The site is located on a limestone outcropping at an elevation of 500 meters, fifteen kilometers north of the center of Dazu District, a market town that dates to 758 CE and the city is ringed by religious sites dating from 892 to 1249 CE. - Wikipedia

Chongqing, 2023 - Flickr