What are the Dazu stone carvings?

Dazu stone carving is located in Dazu District, Chongqing, which is the general name of grotto art with cliff stone carving as its main feature. Among them, there are five places listed in the World Heritage List by UNESCO, namely Beishan Stone Carving, Baodingshan Stone Carving, Nanshan Stone Carving, Shizhuanshan Stone Carving and Shimenshan Stone Carving. The following are representative pictures and introductions of the above five mountains.

North Mountain Runner Cang Jing Cave Sun Moon Guanyin (Six Arms Guanyin)

Guanyin sits on the lotus seat. She has six hands. The first two hands hold the sun and the moon respectively, the second two hands hold the long-handled dragon axe and sword respectively, and the first two hands hold the bowl and Yang Liuzhi respectively. Full face, beautiful shield hanging eyes, elegant and amiable. Behind Guanyin stood two waiters, both of whom were 1.33 meters tall. On the left is an old man wearing a hood and a double-breasted robe, waving his left hand and pointing his right hand at his chest. His face is exaggerated, and he seems to be smiling and enlightening, and his image is extremely vivid. It embodies the elastic characteristics of women's skin and gives people an elegant, quiet and comfortable lady image.

Baodingshan Qianshou Guanyin

Generally speaking, avalokitesvara statues with thousands of hands range from a few to dozens to show avalokitesvara's thirty-two disguised forms and forty-eight wishes, and all other hands are shown in the form of backlight to achieve the meaning of "thousand". However, ancient Chinese artists created 1007 thousand-handed Guanyin here, which is known as "the wonder of the world". Statues criss-cross, overlapping, opposite inheritance, patchwork. On the 88-square-meter cliff, these hands are slender, changeable and resplendent, forming a gorgeous picture like proud as a peacock, dazzling and dazzling. All kinds of instruments held by Guanyin with thousands of hands have an eye on each hand, which symbolizes the world view of saving suffering. Avalokitesvara with a thousand hands is very common in Buddhist statues in China, but it is rare to find avalokitesvara with a thousand hands carved in three dimensions. It is difficult to draw a hand when drawing a person. It's not easy to draw 100 hands with different shapes, let alone carve 1000 hands on a hard rock wall, and none of them have the same posture. None of them were broken at that time. This is amazing. Therefore, this Guanyin statue with thousands of hands and eyes is known as "the treasure of world stone carving art"

Sanqing Ancient Cave in Nanshan

Nanshan Stone Carving is the largest and most concentrated Taoist grottoes in China, which reflects the most complete immortal system. Sanqing Ancient Cave No.5 is carved with the statue of 42 1, with Sanqing, the highest Taoist god, carved with four emperors, Notre Dame, Empress Dowager and other gods, which vividly reflects the evolution of Taoism from the early worship of the old gentleman and the three officials to Sanqing, with distinct levels of gods in the12nd century. Among the Taoist grottoes in China in the Song Dynasty, this grotto is the most beautifully carved; As far as the content is concerned, it is the most complete and systematic material reflecting the Taoist gods in the Song Dynasty, and it has extremely high religious, historical and artistic value.

Shizhuan Mountain, Confucius and the Temple of Ten Philosophers

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China, there lived a Confucius named. He was a great thinker, politician, educator and founder of Confucianism in ancient China. According to legend, there are 3,000 disciples, including 72 sages. He was honored as the "most holy teacher" by feudal rulers in past dynasties, and Song Zhenzong was honored as the "most holy king". There is a statue of Confucius carved in the niche, and there are statues of Yan Hui, Minluyuan, You Ran, Duanmuci, Yan Yan, Zhong You, Ran Geng, Zaiwo, Ran Qiu and Shang Bo on the left and right sides respectively. This sculpture style is really rare in the grotto art in China.

Shimen Mountain, Three Sages of the West, Top Ten Guanyin Cave

The grotto was excavated in the 11th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1 14 1), and it is the largest and most exquisite grotto in Shimen Mountain. There are three main statues of western saints carved in the center of the cave, and the two walls of the cave are the Ten Sages Guanyin: the left wall, and the inside and outside: Aquarius Guanyin, Baolan Guanyin, Baodou Guanyin, Baoyuan Guanyin, Liu Yang Guanyin, auspiciousness and merit. On the right wall, inside and outside: Zhu Bao Hand Guanyin, Baojing Hand Guanyin, Lotus Hand Guanyin, Ruyi Wheel Guanyin, Zhu Zhu Hand Guanyin, Dragon Maiden offering pearls. The main wall of the cave is carved with three saints in the west, with Amitabha in the center and a lotus-shaped treasure cover carved on the top. Guanyin Bodhisattva is on the left, and the general trend is that Bodhisattva is on the right. They all wore crowns and brooches, soft and thin robes, and their faces were beautiful in Athens. Guanyin holds the lotus in front of her hands and stands in front of the crown as the Buddha. The general trend is to put a treasure before the crown and hold your hands in front of you. The Ten Holy Guanyin here is carved according to the Buddhist scripture "A Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes Guanyin Bodhisattva, Great Mercy, Great Compassion and Great Ronnie". The crown worn by the Ten Sages Guanyin is exquisite in shape, full and peaceful, elegant in shape, slim in figure and gorgeous in body decoration, floating around. Behind the head is a round headlight decoration, and behind it is a body light. It stands slim and elegant barefoot on the ice, showing a spotless, precious and elegant appearance. This is a masterpiece in the grottoes of the Song Dynasty. ?