Showing posts with label rock carvings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rock carvings. Show all posts

Monday, February 23, 2009

Photo of the Day: Temple to Guanyin


Guanyin was a female boddhisatva associated with compassion and in the West is known as the Goddess of Mercy. This temple or museum (I'm not really sure what it was actually but it did have MASSIVE old rock carvings) was in Guangyuan, Sichuan Province; which was where I spent a week for Chinese New Year 2008 with some extended relatives.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Photo of the Day: Dazu Rock Carvings


A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Dazu County, in Chongqing. The carvings were from the 7th century. This photo has no perspective but the giant Buddhas were about six times the height of us- Massive!
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