The Dazu Rock Carvings are located in Dazu County, Chongqing Municipality. So far, a total of some 50,000 statues are extant. The construction began in 650, and continued into the 17th century. The Dazu Rock Carvings are an outstanding representative of China's grotto art in the middle and late period of ancient China. They provide rich and valuable materials for research into ancient China's arts, religion and history. The Dazu Rock Carvings were put on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1999.

The Dazu Rock Carvings mainly contain Buddhist statues, but there are also some Taoist, Confucian and historical figures and folk life portraiture. The Dazu Rock Carvings serve as records of the multi-culture harmony.