DAZU STONE CARVINGS EXHIBITION

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The steep hillsides of the Dazu world heritage site near Chongqing contain an exceptional series of rock carvings dating from the 9th to the 13th century.

The carvings comprise some 50,000 figures in total. They are remarkable for their aesthetic quality, rich diversity of subject matter, both secular and religious, and the light that they shed on everyday life in China during this period.

This exhibition provides a unique opportunity to see some of these sculptures, which have never before been seen outside China.

From Steep Hillsides: Ancient Rock Carvings from Dazu, China contains superb examples that have become detached from their original setting, along with accurate replicas of some of the most important sculptures still in situ and dramatic large-scale images to give some idea of what it is like to visit these spectacular places.

Dazu is a real treasure house of Chinese art history and an important expression of the ideas of Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism, as well as a fascinating insight into Chinese daily life.

National Museum Cardiff is proud to be the only venue for this important exhibition before it returns to Dazu

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• MUSEUM
• DAZU
• CARDIFF
• STONE CARVINGS
• CHINA

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The guy with the white tee-shirt four minutes in looks like the guy from Soft Cell