5/09/2009

The Dazu Rock Carvings

Dazu county is famous for its rocking carvings. So, days ago, back in May 1st, I went there with a friend.
It's said that most of the rock carvings in Dazu were made during the years of Tang and Song Dynasty(A.D. 618-1279), and different periods have different artistic styles. But to an amateur like me, the carvings are all "Chinese temple style", I can't tell the difference.
Here are some pics of this tour, maybe you can find some difference.


I tried to translate this buddhist sutra, but finally gave up when I found it's impossible to understand even in Chinese.
















Want to know what I was thinking when I saw this face?
That's right!! "It seems like there were black guys in ancient China"

























































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