Dazu county takes its name from the local waterway, now known as the Laixi River. It has been recorded since ancient times that Dazu possesses beautiful landscapes and rich scholarly tradition. The prosperous culture, natural scenery, and convenient transportation make these lands a traveler’s dream.
The Thousand Hands Buddha at Dazu Rock Carvings.
For thousands of years, the sounds of craftsmen forging metallic hardware have resonated throughout the county, driven by the famous Dazu Rock Carvings nearby. The local industry has created 12 forms of gate entrances and over 26,000 different products and forms a hardware triangle with the provinces of Zhejiang and Canton.
The only fragrant begonias are to be found in Dazu. Since ancient times, the people of Dazu have loved this botanic variety, which adorns cities and villages throughout the county. The result is a giant pastoral garden that integrates ecological tourism, leisure agriculture, and cultural experiences.
Dazu is the world-famous city of stone carvings, hardware, fish, and rice. The location is a vital node of Chongqing, the pearl of the Bashu Cultural Tourism Corridor. These four business cards are reaching an ever-growing audience thanks to the stature of Dazu in the Cheng-Chongqing Twin City Economic Circle.
The Dazu Rock Carvings features more than 50,000 statues dating back to the early Tang Dynasty. They represent the epitome of world grotto art between the 9th-13th centuries AD and the only listed world cultural heritage site in Chongqing Municipality.
UNESCO evaluated Dazu Rock Carvings as a masterpiece of extreme artistic, historical, and scientific value.
Dazu is the world-famous city of stone carvings, hardware, fish, and rice. The location is a vital node of Chongqing, the pearl of the Bashu Cultural Tourism Corridor. These four business cards are reaching an ever-growing audience thanks to the stature of Dazu in the Cheng-Chongqing Twin City Economic Circle.
The Dazu Rock Carvings features more than 50,000 statues dating back to the early Tang Dynasty. They represent the epitome of world grotto art between the 9th-13th centuries AD and the only listed world cultural heritage site in Chongqing Municipality.
Steeped in the culturally fertile soil of Dazu, the art of paper-cutting is millennia old and integrates traditional techniques such as Chinese painting and engraving. Following more than 40 years of development, it has become one of the finest examples of paper cutting in China.