cave of full enlightment

UNESCO. Dazu rock carvings

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March 14th 2014
Geo: 29.6809, 105.721Dazu is famous for its rock carving of Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist influences. Carvings (about 50 000 statues) were done within caves and on cliffs. The oldest statues date back from the Tang Dynasty (about 650 AD) but work was carried on until the Song dynasty (12th century). Some sculptures are very tall, others are vey small, most are painted (and the paints remains) a ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more