The AMAZING DAZU Rock Carvings - CHONGQING

In the mountainous countryside of Chongqing lie the Dazu Rock Carvings. This UNESCO World Heritage Site needs to be seen to be believed. With the oldest carvings dating from the Tang Dynasty in the 800's and the majority from the Southern Song dynasty in the 1100's there is some real history here - Enjoy the video and keep up to date with the pagoda progress on the google map link below....
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[@user-ol1xo4fb1u]

I have only heard of the Dazu Rock Carvings. From your video, I saw the sheer scale of it, which is really shocking. After watching a lot of your videos, I found that you are interested in Chinese Taoism and Buddhism. This is really interesting.

[@nickinchina2552]

This place is a real treasure, i'm so happy i visited - and glad I could introduce a new place to you!

[@nivzfrabx3718]

So much history in one place, it's just breathtaking, China it's unbeliavable. Another amazing video Nick, thank you for showing us this amazing places!

[@nickinchina2552]

My pleasure! I'm glad you enjoyed it, more on the way!

[@halnicholas3791]

Greetings from Florida, USA! I have been to Mogao and Yungang, but not to Dazu. Amazed by how few people there are, indeed a great enhancement of one’s experience. Fantastic video.

[@nickinchina2552]

Nice! You have been to two of the four! Longmen is also amazing if you get the chance. Thanks for the comment, really appreciate it!

[@HKChineseCanadian]

Nick this was fantastic. I have been to the Linzi temple in Hangzhou and the carvings there were very impressive too.

[@nickinchina2552]

Hangzhou is great! Glad you enjoyed this one - it was a really good day out

[@morehope_]

Excited to have found your channel! Thanks for making the long bus ride to this amazing site. Looking forward to Spring Festival videos 🎊

[@nickinchina2552]

I'm glad you found me! A new video will be out later today! Hope you enjoy the videos

[@artkidolee2162]

Wow! Went there when I was a child, too young to truely appreciate it. Thanks for introducing the wonder to me again!

[@nickinchina2552]

It is a fantastic place! Such a great day out!

[@SS-ko2lt]

Nick! Where’ve you been? So happy you’re back!

[@nickinchina2552]

Took a little break haha. back now though, 2024 is going to be a big year!

[@hangtuah888]

@@nickinchina2552 So glad to hear as your trek through history is always a great welcome on your channel. Thank you. ❤❤❤

[@yiranirene]

I'm so surprised you mentioned Liang Sicheng. I followed the Linliang Road route and completed a tour of ancient buildings in southwestern and central Shān xi.

[@nickinchina2552]

I bet that was a great journey!

[@binhe6500]

Amazing! Thanks for showing us the hidden treasures !

[@nickinchina2552]

I will keep looking for more, there are millions in China!

[@baatarbeifong7869]

The rock carvings are amazing! That golden thousand hands artwork is especially breathtaking! I look forward to seeing the videos in the megacities~

[@nickinchina2552]

I'm just winding dowm for a spring festival break, but i've done some great travel the last couple of weeks! Some unbelievable places!

[@kenbarry749]

Great video. Having been to the Longmen Grottoes whilst in Louyang your videos make me want to travel more around China when I next visit.

[@nickinchina2552]

Longmen is great! All of these grottoes are great places to visit, highly recommended

[@Odanti]

Thank you...Nick ❤️🙏❤️

[@nickinchina2552]

My pleasure, I hope you enjoyed it!

[@fargr5926]

Thanks Nick for another great video!

[@nickinchina2552]

That is incredibley generous, thank you so much!

[@soonang4191]

Amazing!

[@mglee1431]

Glad to have you back with this wonderful content.

[@nickinchina2552]

It's good to be back! No more breaks between videos...thats the plan anyway hahah

[@hangtuah888]

Greetings Comrades.

[@nickinchina2552]

Good day Sir

[@maneil9297]

very unique perspective

[@nickinchina2552]

Hope you enjoyed the video!

[@Nemunasable]

So amazing!!!!

[@edwardlin2941]

Thanks!

[@nickinchina2552]

Thanks so much! That's realy kind!

[@MsOceanstar]

Fabulous!☮️🙏❣️

[@legpol]

Nick， at 3:17, a statue shows its fingers. I saw a fine stick or iron wire in its right little finger. Most likely you did not see the same thing. Yet it means a lot to Chinese history. It might worth to visit the same site again with an ultra-sound instrument to detect whether the stone carvings were hollow. Or to tap the belly of those statues with your fingers to hear echoes which confirms hollowness of the statues.

[@blackfoxox230]

The 群像is cool af !!!! Really

[@nickinchina2552]

I agree. Super cool

[@jacintochua6885]

Most of these were carved during the Tang dynasty around 700+AD.

[@nickinchina2552]

At Beishan most are Tang, but at Baodingshan (the most famous of the dazu caves) they are Song dynasty...a little bit later. Beautiful

[@loololololololeded]

This truly makes the jaw drop just from watching online, do you have any literature to reccomend regarding areas like this in China?

[@nickinchina2552]

There is a book called 'Chinese Architecture' by Nancy Steinhardt. That book has given me a lot of ideas and inspiration for places to visit

[@loololololololeded]

Thanks! i will check it out @@nickinchina2552

[@atomictraveller]

i am thankful my early buddhist education included the mantra, we're all going to dazu tomorrow, where we can play all day.

[@nickinchina2552]

Is that a real mantra? 😂

[@atomictraveller]

we're goin' to dazu, -zu, -zu, you can come too, too, too how about you, you, you we're goin to dazu. amitabha.

[@GiorniVenibato]

Amazing

[@nickinchina2552]

Fantastic place!

[@anamariadiasabdalah7239]

Será muito bom ver as esculturas enquanto você fala😊obrigada ❣

[@oscartur3747]

As Chongqing properly is one of the most popular destinations for chinese tourists, I guess in summer hollidays this place have to be a bit crowded at least

[@nickinchina2552]

Yeh it will be much busier in the peak season. But most people who visit Chongqing (the city) won't make the journey out here I guess, no train links, a 2-hour bus ride one way...

[@xixinan]

This one is less well known, maybe because it’s much newer. All other three are northern Wei dynasty

[@nickinchina2552]

True, they are also right on good transport links too. A bit more of a mission to get to this one

[@azharidris7092]

will you be going to mogao grotto.. that would be fantastic.. those fresco are just amazing..

[@nickinchina2552]

I actually went to Mogao. There is a Dunhuang video on the channel. Mogao is superb...can't film inside the caves though

[@binzhang6497]

❤❤❤

[@minzhang9112]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@yolanda-k6r]

没看见千手观音么，那是这儿的灵魂。

[@GiorniVenibato]

Never heard of dazu

[@Che_Guna]

☸️🙏❤️

[@aliveandkicking1977]

👍

[@user-zd7ov1zx7e]

A very interesting place indeed. We would certainly like to see more of the artwork and a bit less of your talking head. Please try to do more voiceover and less "Look at me me me". Thanks.

[@yiranirene]

我觉得Nick老师已经做的很好了。要知道很多古建筑不允许📷，不许飞DJ，更何况外国人去一些生疏的地方拍视频可能会有更多误会🫢

[@nickinchina2552]

yes boss

[@fargr5926]

@@nickinchina2552 keep it nick's way, don't change.

[@BxBxProductions]

Are you sponsored by the CCP? Absolutely nutty carvings btw woah

[@nickinchina2552]

Is that...a serious question? 😂

[@BxBxProductions]

@@nickinchina2552 oh right... 😏 well, stay safe out there 😎

[@Anonymous------]

Are you sponsored by CIA? 😂

[@BxBxProductions]

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[@barrycook5607]

Would be better WITHOUT selfies! Will block this site and definitely NOT subscribe.

[@nickinchina2552]

are you ok?