Baodingshan site
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The Baodingshan site is a major section of the Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing, China, renowned for its extensive and intricate Buddhist cliff sculptures and religious reliefs dating from the 12th century.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist rock carving site
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cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected cultural site ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Chinese Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Song dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfConstruction | Southern Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | hillside location ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
Chinese Buddhist art
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Song dynasty sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Buddhist statues
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cliff carvings ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ narrative panels ⓘ rock-cut reliefs ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFunction |
pilgrimage site
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site for Buddhist worship ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | UNESCO cultural criteria (i)(ii)(iii) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inception | 12th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist cliff sculptures
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large-scale narrative Buddhist carvings ⓘ religious reliefs ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
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Chongqing NERFINISHED ⓘ Dazu District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dazu town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementBy | local cultural heritage authorities of Chongqing ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
rock
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sandstone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
didactic visual programs
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high degree of preservation ⓘ integration of text and image in carvings ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dazu Buddhist grottoes complex
NERFINISHED
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Dazu Rock Carvings NERFINISHED ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site Dazu Rock Carvings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| setting | rural landscape near Dazu ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Southern Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Bodhisattvas
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Buddhist cosmology ⓘ didactic religious narratives ⓘ hell scenes ⓘ paradise scenes ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.