Chongqing Dazu Grottoes Tour
- Tour Price: $ 50
- Tour Code: CT166
- Available: Daily
- Duration: 1 Day
- Tour Type: Dazu Rock Carving Tour
Trip Highlights - In Chongqing, Dazu Rock Carvings are not to be missed. Here, you will appreciate more than 5000 exquisite and vivid artistic carvings with religious features, such as the graceful Kwan-yin, the Sakyamuni Prince bathing with nine dragons, or the Cowboy taming water buffalo etc. Every statue reveals a story or legend. Its statues, which have strong national and secular features, and depict many activities of ancient peoples daily lives, mark the completion of the localization process of Chinas grotto art and reflect great changes and developments in Chinas folk religion and grotto art.
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| Tour Prices (this is private tour based on per person and shown in US dollars) | |
| Group Size | Price / Traveler |
| 1 traveler | USD190 |
| 2-5 travelers | USD105 |
| 6-9 travelers | USD70 |
| 10 travelers & above | USD50 |
| (For 10 persons up, please email us for new quotations) | |
Service Inclusions
| ·Entrance fees and lunch as listed | ·All transfers with private vehicle and guide |
| ·Accident insurance | · |
Service Exclusions
| ·Air fare and airport tax | ·Personal expenses |
| ·Tips for guide and driver | ·Hotel fare |
Tour Itinerary
Tour Itinerary: (Lunch)Our career tour guide will pick you up from hotel of Chongqing in the morning to Dazu, visit the Dazu Grottoes. The Dazu Rock Carvings occupy an important position in the history of China’s grotto art. They include not only Buddhist figures, but also Taoist and Confucian figures, which makes them different from grottoes dating from previous times. Within it, to explore 50,000 stone sculptures of all sizes scattered throughout area. Be transferred back to your hotel.
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Attraction Description
Dazu Rock Carvings, situated in Dazu County, Chongqing Municipality, are truly the epitome of an historical relic. The masterpieces were first constructed in 650 AD, and building continued well into the 17th century. Flourishing since the 9th century, the Dazu Rock Carvings are an outstanding example of China's grotto art in ancient times. The carvings are not only beautiful pieces of art, but serve to depict Chinese culture and its influences at that time. The art includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian figures, which distinguishes them from other grotto arts at that time.
Dazu Rock Carvings, situated in Dazu County, Chongqing Municipality, are truly the epitome of an historical relic. The masterpieces were first constructed in 650 AD, and building continued well into the 17th century. Flourishing since the 9th century, the Dazu Rock Carvings are an outstanding example of China's grotto art in ancient times. The carvings are not only beautiful pieces of art, but serve to depict Chinese culture and its influences at that time. The art includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian figures, which distinguishes them from other grotto arts at that time.
