Sited within the boundaries of Dazu, Chongqing, they were carved in the Tang, Five Dynasties and Song times, and were continued to be carved in the two Dynasties of Ming and Qing. Laid out in a fan zone in the southwestern, northwestern and northeastern parts of the county, they are distributed in 23 places; with 19 places such as Baoding Hill, North Hill, etc. having them fairly concentrated.
Among them the statues on precipices of Baoding Hill are in the largest scale and most nicely sculptured. In addition to Buddha statues and Taoist statues, there are also the statues of all the three of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism jointly in one and the same shrine cave, with the Buddhist statues occupying the lion share. There are stone carvings inside the caves, which are of strong real life flavor and multiple artistic treatment skills, and are rich in local colors. They were inscribed in the “World Cultural Heritage List” in 1999.