Repairing the past, restoring our future
1 year, 5 months ago

Repairing the past, restoring our future

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Visitors appreciate rock carvings in Baodingshan, one of the five major clusters in Dazu district, Chongqing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Cave temple protection in Chongqing requires effort, talent and pride in rich heritage A massive array of stunning rock carvings are receiving ever more attention and protection as they regain their past glory. The rudimentary wooden structure was built in the 1950s to shelter the exposed rock carvings, says Jiang Siwei, head of the Academy of Dazu Rock Carvings based in the district. The Beishan cluster is part of the Dazu Rock Carvings, which were inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999, the second grotto temple entry from China, after the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province.

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Legacy carved in stone
4 weeks ago

Legacy carved in stone

China Daily  

By Tan Yingzi and Deng Rui | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2025-03-03 07:45 Dance drama, For an Eternal Homeland — Dazu Rock Carvers' Legacy, which premiered in Chongqing recently, brings the ancient figurines and statues of the Dazu Rock Carvings, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to life. CHINA DAILY Dance drama brings Dazu's historical art to dazzling life, Tan Yingzi …

Protection of major grottoes emphasized
6 months, 1 week ago

Protection of major grottoes emphasized

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui, Gansu province, in June. As part of Xi's four-day trip to Gansu province last week, Zhao accompanied the president on a fact-finding trip to the Maijishan Grottoes, one of China's four major grottoes sites. China's vast landscape is home to nearly 6,000 cave temples, and the Chinese president lauded the nation's major grottoes …

Safeguarding the cultural landscape
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Safeguarding the cultural landscape

China Daily  

Cave temples were highlighted at the 2024 International Forum on Cave Temple Conservation in Dunhuang, Gansu province, in August. Protection is the key A highlight of Sichuan's protection efforts, according to Pu Xin, deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, is the thousand-Buddha statues on a cliff of Wolong Mountain in Mianyang, Sichuan, which is among the first …

A city of wonder to wander
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A city of wonder to wander

China Daily  

Dazu is home to one of the country's greatest Buddhist grottoes. Day 3: Let's rock Dazu district is about 100 km west of downtown, and the tour to Dazu Rock Carvings will take a day. One of the four greatest Buddhist grottoes in China, it has a history of more than 1,000 years and was listed as a UNESCO World …

Xinjiang temple site displays key Chinese characteristics
8 months, 1 week ago

Xinjiang temple site displays key Chinese characteristics

China Daily  

The Kashgar area in Xinjiang, China, known as "Shule" during the Han and Tang dynasties, was a renowned center of Buddhism. Among them, the Mo'er Temple Site, located in the northeastern desert of Kashgar, is relatively well-preserved, with a basically intact stupa and a multi-layered square pagoda with some damage on its surface. They have unearthed a significant number of …

Xinjiang temple site displays key Chinese characteristics
8 months, 1 week ago

Xinjiang temple site displays key Chinese characteristics

China Daily  

The Kashgar area in Xinjiang, China, known as "Shule" during the Han and Tang dynasties, was a renowned center of Buddhism. Among them, the Mo'er Temple Site, located in the northeastern desert of Kashgar, is relatively well-preserved, with a basically intact stupa and a multi-layered square pagoda with some damage on its surface. They have unearthed a significant number of …

Repairing the past, restoring our future
1 year, 5 months ago

Repairing the past, restoring our future

China Daily  

Visitors appreciate rock carvings in Baodingshan, one of the five major clusters in Dazu district, Chongqing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Cave temple protection in Chongqing requires effort, talent and pride in rich heritage A massive array of stunning rock carvings are receiving ever more attention and protection as they regain their past glory. The rudimentary wooden structure was built in the …

Repairing the past, restoring our future
1 year, 5 months ago

Repairing the past, restoring our future

China Daily  

Visitors appreciate rock carvings in Baodingshan, one of the five major clusters in Dazu district, Chongqing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Cave temple protection in Chongqing requires effort, talent and pride in rich heritage A massive array of stunning rock carvings are receiving ever more attention and protection as they regain their past glory. The rudimentary wooden structure was built in the …

Repairing the past, restoring our future
1 year, 5 months ago

Repairing the past, restoring our future

China Daily  

Visitors appreciate rock carvings in Baodingshan, one of the five major clusters in Dazu district, Chongqing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Cave temple protection in Chongqing requires effort, talent and pride in rich heritage A massive array of stunning rock carvings are receiving ever more attention and protection as they regain their past glory. The rudimentary wooden structure was built in the …

Uncovering one of Beijing's hidden gems
2 years, 9 months ago

Uncovering one of Beijing's hidden gems

China Daily  

An example of the distinctive sculptures on display at Zhihua Temple, Dongcheng district, Beijing. Michael Rhys Card Zhihua Temple, meaning "temple of wisdom attained", was built in the Ming Dynasty in 1444 and is the only remaining Buddhist temple with Ming characteristics in Beijing. Within many of the temple's structures are ancient sculptures and artwork, a not uncommon feature, but …

Uncovering one of Beijing's hidden gems
2 years, 9 months ago

Uncovering one of Beijing's hidden gems

China Daily  

An example of the distinctive sculptures on display at Zhihua Temple, Dongcheng district, Beijing. Michael Rhys Card Zhihua Temple, meaning "temple of wisdom attained", was built in the Ming Dynasty in 1444 and is the only remaining Buddhist temple with Ming characteristics in Beijing. Within many of the temple's structures are ancient sculptures and artwork, a not uncommon feature, but …

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention
2 years, 11 months ago

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention

China Daily  

Restoration of a statue of thousand-armed Avalokitesvara, a signature work among Dazu Rock Carvings was completed in 2015. He is the retired founding director of the Dazu Rock Carvings Museum in Chongqing. In January, Guo co-hosted with Shan Jixiang, president of Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, a TV program about China's world cultural heritage sites, where he shared his stories …

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention
2 years, 11 months ago

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention

China Daily  

Restoration of a statue of thousand-armed Avalokitesvara, a signature work among Dazu Rock Carvings was completed in 2015. He is the retired founding director of the Dazu Rock Carvings Museum in Chongqing. In January, Guo co-hosted with Shan Jixiang, president of Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, a TV program about China's world cultural heritage sites, where he shared his stories …

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention
2 years, 11 months ago

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention

China Daily  

Restoration of a statue of thousand-armed Avalokitesvara, a signature work among Dazu Rock Carvings was completed in 2015. He is the retired founding director of the Dazu Rock Carvings Museum in Chongqing. In January, Guo co-hosted with Shan Jixiang, president of Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, a TV program about China's world cultural heritage sites, where he shared his stories …

Evidence of ancestral wanderers carving out civilization along the ancient Silk Road is all across China
2 years, 11 months ago

Evidence of ancestral wanderers carving out civilization along the ancient Silk Road is all across China

China Daily  

Grotto temples, which are religious niches or caves carved into mountains or rock, were introduced to China along the Silk Road in the 3rd century and, over the course of the following millennium, gradually became a fundamental form of Chinese Buddhist art. 2 Mogao Caves, Gansu province This complex of 492 extant caves, with their exquisite murals and statues dating …

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention
2 years, 11 months ago

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention

China Daily  

Restoration of a statue of thousand-armed Avalokitesvara, a signature work among Dazu Rock Carvings was completed in 2015. He is the retired founding director of the Dazu Rock Carvings Museum in Chongqing. In January, Guo co-hosted with Shan Jixiang, president of Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, a TV program about China's world cultural heritage sites, where he shared his stories …

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention
2 years, 11 months ago

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention

China Daily  

Dazu rock carvings are known to integrate explanation of Buddhist sutras with folk tales. Thanks to his contributions to rock carving, Guo was selected as a deputy county head in charge of culture and tourism in 1984, which gave him an idea to promote Dazu Rock Carvings to the world by applying for the UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the …

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention
2 years, 11 months ago

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention

China Daily  

A sleeping Buddha image is one of the most representative rock carvings in Baoding Mountain site of Dazu, Chongqing. In 1974, Guo, then 37, started his new career alone on Mount Beishan, one of the five most representative locations of the rock carvings. "I really love those rock carvings and enjoy being around them." Dazu Rock Carvings were listed as …

Dazu stone masterpieces on exhibit at national museum
3 years, 4 months ago

Dazu stone masterpieces on exhibit at national museum

China Daily  

Around the 3rd century AD, the grotto art originating from ancient India was introduced to China along the ancient trade routes and over mountains and deserts. Dazu Rock Carvings, deeply rooted in Bashu culture, have become a model of Chinese grotto art. Having absorbed and integrated the essence of early grotto art, Dazu Rock Carvings are known for their distinctive …

Dazu stone masterpieces on exhibit at national museum
3 years, 4 months ago

Dazu stone masterpieces on exhibit at national museum

China Daily  

Around the 3rd century AD, the grotto art originating from ancient India was introduced to China along the ancient trade routes and over mountains and deserts. Dazu Rock Carvings, deeply rooted in Bashu culture, have become a model of Chinese grotto art. Having absorbed and integrated the essence of early grotto art, Dazu Rock Carvings are known for their distinctive …

Dazu stone masterpieces on exhibit at national museum
3 years, 4 months ago

Dazu stone masterpieces on exhibit at national museum

China Daily  

Around the 3rd century AD, the grotto art originating from ancient India was introduced to China along the ancient trade routes and over mountains and deserts. Dazu Rock Carvings, deeply rooted in Bashu culture, have become a model of Chinese grotto art. Having absorbed and integrated the essence of early grotto art, Dazu Rock Carvings are known for their distinctive …

Dazu stone masterpieces on exhibit at national museum
3 years, 4 months ago

Dazu stone masterpieces on exhibit at national museum

China Daily  

Around the 3rd century AD, the grotto art originating from ancient India was introduced to China along the ancient trade routes and over mountains and deserts. Dazu Rock Carvings, deeply rooted in Bashu culture, have become a model of Chinese grotto art. Having absorbed and integrated the essence of early grotto art, Dazu Rock Carvings are known for their distinctive …

Restoration of ancient grottoes begins in China's Gansu
3 years, 7 months ago

Restoration of ancient grottoes begins in China's Gansu

China Daily  

The Mati Temple Grottoes cover about 100 square kilometers in Sunan, a Yugu ethnic autonomous county 600 kilometers from Gansu's provincial capital Lanzhou. Northwest China's Gansu province has launched a restoration project in a key part of the Mati Temple Grottoes in Zhangye city, a national key cultural relic protection site, local authorities said. The work is focused on one …

Age of restoration
4 years, 2 months ago

Age of restoration

China Daily  

A sleeping Buddha image is one of the most representative rock carvings in Baodingshan, Dazu district, Chongqing, and was threatened by seeping water. Dazu Rock Carvings, being studied, preserved and protected in Southwest China, provide a fascinating insight into Chinese culture, Wang Kaihao reports in Chongqing. For villager Luo Kaihong, 46, a native of Dazu district, Chongqing municipality in Southwest …

Age of restoration
4 years, 2 months ago

Age of restoration

China Daily  

A sleeping Buddha image is one of the most representative rock carvings in Baodingshan, Dazu district, Chongqing, and was threatened by seeping water. Dazu Rock Carvings, being studied, preserved and protected in Southwest China, provide a fascinating insight into Chinese culture, Wang Kaihao reports in Chongqing. For villager Luo Kaihong, 46, a native of Dazu district, Chongqing municipality in Southwest …

High-tech marks Buddhist grotto copies
6 years, 10 months ago

High-tech marks Buddhist grotto copies

China Daily  

The ongoing exhibition at Shanghai Tower features fullsize replicas of grottoes in Dunhuang and precious cultural relics from seven museums in western China. Photos by Gao Erqiang and Lin Shujuan / China Daily Three grottoes in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, have been replicated at Shanghai Tower, the world's second-tallest building, as part of a 10-month-long exhibition. Jointly organized by …

High-tech marks Buddhist grotto copies
6 years, 10 months ago

High-tech marks Buddhist grotto copies

China Daily  

The ongoing exhibition at Shanghai Tower features fullsize replicas of grottoes in Dunhuang and precious cultural relics from seven museums in western China. Photos by Gao Erqiang and Lin Shujuan / China Daily Three grottoes in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, have been replicated at Shanghai Tower, the world's second-tallest building, as part of a 10-month-long exhibition. Jointly organized by …

Damage assessed at Buddhist grottoes in NW China
7 years, 5 months ago

Damage assessed at Buddhist grottoes in NW China

China Daily  

Closer view of the Maijishan Grottoes in Northwest China's Gansu province, August 12, 2015 A systematic assessment for damage to caves at Maijishan Grottoes in Northwest China's Gansu province has been conducted as part of restoration work, according to local authorities. The Maijishan Grottoes are a 1,600-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site consisting of about 200 caves and more than 10,000 …

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