Beishan site
E720490
The Beishan site is a major section of the Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing, China, renowned for its extensive Buddhist cliff sculptures dating mainly from the 9th to 13th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beishan site canonical | 1 |
| Shimenshan site | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist rock carving site
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Five Dynasties period
NERFINISHED
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Late Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Sichuan-Chongqing region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Buddhas
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bodhisattvas ⓘ donor figures ⓘ guardian figures ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
Chinese Buddhist sculpture
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Song dynasty style ⓘ Tang dynasty style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cliff sculptures
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inscriptions ⓘ relief carvings ⓘ rock-cut niches ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
pilgrimage site
ⓘ
religious site ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReliefType |
high relief
ⓘ
low relief ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO criterion (i)
ⓘ
UNESCO criterion (ii) ⓘ UNESCO criterion (iii) ⓘ UNESCO criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chongqing
NERFINISHED
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Dazu District NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern China ⓘ |
| mainConstructionPeriod |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| managementBy | local cultural heritage authorities of Chongqing ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone cliff ⓘ |
| notableFor | extensive Buddhist cliff sculptures ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dazu Buddhist grottoes complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dazu Rock Carvings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance | major section of the Dazu Rock Carvings ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism destination ⓘ |
| UNESCOProperty | Dazu Rock Carvings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldHeritageSince | 1999 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shimenshan site