Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing: Thousands of year old grottoes radiate vitality of the Silk Road, and Chinese culture is heard in the bell of camel

2023-08-24

More than a thousand years ago, accompanied by the sound of camel bells on the ancient Silk Road, Buddhist cave art spread all the way to the east. Dazu Rock Carvings, the "masterpiece on stone", came into being at the right time. The lifelike Baoding Mountain Yuanjue Cave statue, the beautiful Qianshou Guanyin statue, and the Beishan Cliff statue with a honeycomb like niche... The city life, fireworks and popularity, are vividly stacked on the rocks. Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing, rooted in Bashu culture, is the second world cultural heritage of grottoes in China. In recent years, Dazu Rock Carvings has gone abroad, focusing on the countries along the "the Belt and Road" to hold exhibitions and jointly promote the "Chinese experience" of preserving, protecting, activating and utilizing historical and cultural heritage through digital technology. Now, with the help of digital technology, Dazu Rock Carvings have shown new vitality. The 4K widescreen system shows the excavation process of Dazu Rock Carvings. The 8K ball screen movie takes tourists into Dazu Rock Carvings with a 360 degree panoramic view. The exquisite painted sculptures and murals seem to be within reach. Dazu Rock Carvings Baoding Mountain Thousand Hand Avalokitesvara. The Dazu Rock Carvings Research Institute provides a picture of the holy relics of Sakyamuni Nirvana on the Baoding Mountain of Dazu Rock Carvings. Dazu Rock Carvings Institute Dazu Rock Carvings Museum. Dazu Rock Carvings Research Institute provides a 3D printed picture of the head of the main statue of Thousand Hand Avalokitesvara in Dazu Rock Carvings Stone Carvings. Photographed by Qu Bo (Xinhua News Agency)

Edit:XiaoWanNing    Responsible editor:YingLing

Source:People's Daily Online

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