
The Beishan Stone Carvings are located on Beishan, 1.5 kilometers north of Dazu City. Excavated in the first year of Jingfu in the late Tang Dynasty (892), it took five dynasties, two Song dynasties, Ming and Qing dynasties to reach its current scale. The Beishan stone carvings are mostly characterized by cliff carvings, with a small number of grotto carvings. The statues are mainly concentrated in the Fowan area of Beishan, surrounded by scattered statues such as Buddha Ear Rock, Guanyin Slope, Yingpan Slope, and multiple pagodas. There are nearly ten thousand statues of various sizes, and they are famous for their delicate and exquisite carvings, showcasing the development and changes of the artistic style of the Bashu grottoes from the late Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty. On December 1, 1999, Beishan Stone Carvings, together with Baoding Mountain, Nanshan Mountain, Shimen Mountain and Shizhuan Mountain Stone Carvings, were included in the The World Heritage List.
