On the banks of the Yangtze River in Nan’an District and below the Dafosi Temple, there are some bas-reliefs on precipices, rarely known by people. It is an important heritage site under state protection. For more than 600 years, they have witnessed the vicissitudes of Chongqing by the Yangtze River, such as the rise and fall of the Daxia Kingdom with this city as its capital.
The staff members of the Chinese Cultural Heritage Research Institute are preparing for the restoration of the bas-reliefs on precipices in Danzishi.
Bas-reliefs on precipices in Danzishi, with profound cultural significance and significant social influence, are situated in the core area of Chongqing. If the route on Nanbin Road formed of two heritage sites under state protection (three ones there in total), six under municipal protection, seventeen under district protection and another seventeen immovable sites with unidentified protection class can be compared with a pearl necklace, the bas-reliefs are undoubtedly the most dazzling gem on it.
At the project site of the protection and repair project of the bas-reliefs on precipices, the staff members are checking the 7.5-meter-high Buddha of the Yuan Dynasty to repair the statue scientifically.
Experts are looking forward to this culturally and naturally famous heritage park. “Bas-reliefs on precipices in Danzishi are a piece of key evidence to the role of Chongqing once as the capital of Daxia Kingdom, and thus essential to the study of its history and development,” said Zeng Youhe, adding that the history of Daxia Kingdom can be demonstrated in the park further to sort out the history and development of the city.
The renovation of the bas-reliefs and the construction of the park contribute to the development of cultural tourism.
Longmenhao Old Street nowadays
Building a cultural heritage park around bas-reliefs on precipices in Danzishi, together with Danzishi Old Street, Longmenhao Historical and Cultural Block, and other sites on Nanbin Road, will further boost the integration of culture and tourism in this area and better meet people’s expectations for a better life.
Nanbin Road will see the fusion of modern and traditional cultures. A riverside road 8km long is being built in the Danzishi-Longmenhao area surrounded by mountains in Nan’an District. Also, the renovation of Ciyun Temple-Longmenhao Historical and Cultural Block is being promoted, and Chongqing Port Opening Culture Heritage Park under construction, to protect, pass on, and innovate the culture on the historical basis.