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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist rock carving site
cultural heritage site
conservationStatus protected cultural site
country China
culturalContext Chinese Buddhism NERFINISHED
Song dynasty China NERFINISHED
dateOfConstruction Southern Song dynasty NERFINISHED
elevation hillside location
hasArtStyle Chinese Buddhist art
Song dynasty sculpture
hasPart Buddhist statues
cliff carvings
inscriptions
narrative panels
rock-cut reliefs
hasReligiousFunction pilgrimage site
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
large-scale narrative Buddhist carvings
religious reliefs
languageOfInscriptions Chinese
locatedIn China
Chongqing NERFINISHED
Dazu District NERFINISHED
locatedNear Dazu town NERFINISHED
managementBy local cultural heritage authorities of Chongqing
materialUsed rock
sandstone
notableFor didactic visual programs
high degree of preservation
integration of text and image in carvings
partOf Dazu Buddhist grottoes complex NERFINISHED
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
Buddhist cosmology
didactic religious narratives
hell scenes
paradise scenes
touristAttraction true

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Dazu Rock Carvings hasPart Baodingshan site