Chinese Temple Scenes

20. Dazu Sleeping Buddha

The grotto art found in Dazu County, 160km northwest of Chongqing, is rated alongside China's other great Buddhist cave structures at Dunhuang, Luoyang and Datong. Historical records for Dazu are sketchy. The cliff carvings and statues (with Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian influences) amount to thousands of pieces, large and small, scattered over the county in some 40-odd places. The main group is at Beishan (North Hill). they date from the Tang Dynasty (9th Century) to the Song (13th Century). We went there in 1988 as guests of our factory. It was well worth the trip. This picture is at North Hill (Beishan).