“大足石刻”是中国重庆市大足县境内所有石窟艺术品的总称。它创于唐盛于宋延至明清,佛、道、儒三教造像俱全,有造像五万余躯,铭文十万余字,雕刻精美生动,生活气息浓郁,民族特色鲜明,保存完好。它完成了石窟艺术的中国化进程,是中国晚期石窟艺术的代表作。“大足石刻”于1999年列入《世界遗产名录》,现已是闻名遐迩的艺术宝库和观光胜地。(郭相颖)
The name “Dazu Rock Carvings”pertains to all grotto works created in Dazu, Chongqing。 The construction of Dazu grottoesbegan in Tang (AD。618―907), reached its zenith in Song (960―1279) and lasted till Qing (1616―1911);over 50,000Buddhist, Taoist and Confucianist statues and more than 10,000 characters of inscription had been accomplished。 Delicate andvividly, the works have rich flavor of life and distinctive national features and are well-preserved。 Dazu grotto is therepresentative work of later-period sculptures built in China and it witnessed the completion of stylish transformation of grottoart into Chinese。 Dazu Rock Carvings was inscribed in the World Heritage List in 1999 and Dazu presently becomes a storehouseof art works and tourism scenic spot renowned home and abroad。