Dazu Rock Carvings Private Full Day Tour from Chongqing
Description
Experience Chongqing’s magnificent Dazu Rock Carvings on this private full-day tour. After a convenient hotel pickup, you can choose between two options for your visit: 1: Explore the world-famous Baodingshan section, the most iconic part of the carvings. 2: Take the in-depth one-day tour covering both Baodingshan and Beishan for a complete experience. Marvel at thousands of impressive statues carved centuries ago, which vividly depict the daily lives and beliefs of ancient people. Enjoy the friendly service of your local guide, who will accompany you throughout the tour and share the fascinating history of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. This private tour includes entrance fees, an English-speaking guide, and a private air-conditioned vehicle with door-to-door service.
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Itinerary
Meet up at the lobby of your Chongqing Downtown hotel in the morning, greeting by your knowledgeable and friendly personal guide then transferred by an air-conditioned vehicle to Dazu Rock Carvings (approx.2 hours), relax on the way and enjoy beautiful countryside view. Listed as the UNESCO Site, the construction of Dazu Rock Carvings began in 650, and continued into the 17th century. The rock carvings are an outstanding example of China's grotto art in the middle and late period of ancient China. So far, 50,000 statues and 100,000 inscribed with Chinese characters have been identified. The cliff statues are large in size, well carved and among the best preserved of this form of Chinese cave temple art.
Start your adventure from Baodingshan Rock Carving. Where you can find 13 groups of stone carving figures, totaling nearly 10 thousand cliffside figures. Admire Song dynasty sculptural art, and let your tour guide point you different stories: the birth of Buddha, the nature of change, heaven, hell, cause and effect, and especially about people. You will find normal people, including farmers, are shown working in the carvings, also singing and dancing, drinking wine, pursuing the various tasks of daily life. You will also see the "Thousand-Arm Goddess of Mercy " , the Sleeping Buddha and other carvings.
Baodingshan and Beishan carvings are the most well-known and popular sites which shows the marvelous carvings skills, magnificent scales, various religious themes, and lifelike statues. If you choose the option to visit both sites, then follow your tour guide to continue your visit to explore from Beishan Site, which shows the Assembly of Oriental Beauties', You will see the graceful statue of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva. Get to know the carvings in this part which reveal the common Buddhist faith.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Your tour guide will hold your name sign waiting for you in the lobby of your hotel.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If you select the Baodingshan only option, Beishan will not be visited. If you select the Baodingshan & Beishan option, entrance fees for both sites are included.
Reviews(2)
Great trip with our guide Ken. Good vehicle. Was nice seeing both sites - the setting is fantastic. Logistics worked very well.
You won't find Dazu on many people's travel itinerary, which, in my humble opinion, is a big mistake. The rock carvings at Dazu are easily one of China's top sights and different enough from other rock carvings sites such as the Longmes Grottoes to warrant a visit. Plus, it's an easy day trip from Chongqing, perfect in length in case you are planning on boarding a cruise down the Yangtze river that same day. Our great guide, Christine, was very helpful in navigating the site and provided a lot of useful information for understanding the meaning behind the Buddhist and Taoist images carved into the rock. Moreover, she was very punctual and even called me late into the night the day before to customize the tour to our needs. Big recommendation!
