Located about two kilometers north of Dazu county,
Beishan Hill Grotto (beishan shiku) boasts almost ten thousand sculptures
first built here in 892 AD and gradually added over the years.
At one spot up here, Fowan, there are some 290 grottoes filled
with impressive stone sculptures. On the 300-meter-long, 7-meter-high
slope, sculptures and carvings depicting the lives of
local people throughout the ages can be seen. The northern
section of the hill is home to works dating to the late Tang
Dynasty while the southern half contains art from the Southern
and Northern Song Dynasties.
How to get Beishan Hill Grotto :From the Caiyuanba
Bus Terminal near the Chongqing railway station, there are
two buses each hour which run to Dazu county town.The trip
takes 2 hours.Beishan is only 2KM from the county town and
you can either walk there or take a taxi.
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