Dazu Rock Carvings
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The Dazu Rock Carvings are a renowned series of Chinese religious cliffside sculptures and inscriptions dating from the 9th to 13th centuries, celebrated for their artistic sophistication and integration of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist themes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dazu Rock Carvings canonical | 11 |
| Dazu Rock Carvings Scenic Area | 1 |
| Dazu Rock Carvings UNESCO World Heritage Site | 1 |
| Dazu Rock Carvings complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dazu Rock Carvings Context triple: [Chongqing, hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteNearby, Dazu Rock Carvings]
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Bangudae Petroglyphs
The Bangudae Petroglyphs are a prehistoric rock art site in Ulsan, South Korea, renowned for detailed carvings of whales, other animals, and hunting scenes that offer key insights into ancient maritime culture.
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B.
Slagsta
Slagsta is a residential district and locality in Botkyrka Municipality, part of the Stockholm urban area in Sweden.
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Oscarsborg Fortress
Oscarsborg Fortress is a historic coastal defense fortification in Norway, best known for its role in sinking the German cruiser Blücher during the German invasion of 1940.
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D.
Valkhof Museum
Valkhof Museum is an art and archaeology museum in Nijmegen, Netherlands, renowned for its collections of Roman antiquities and modern art.
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E.
Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall
Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall is an underground ice hockey arena in Gjøvik, Norway, built inside a mountain and noted as one of the world’s largest cavern halls used for sporting events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dazu Rock Carvings Target entity description: The Dazu Rock Carvings are a renowned series of Chinese religious cliffside sculptures and inscriptions dating from the 9th to 13th centuries, celebrated for their artistic sophistication and integration of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist themes.
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A.
Gamla Uppsala burial mounds
The Gamla Uppsala burial mounds are a group of large, ancient royal grave mounds near Uppsala in Sweden, traditionally associated with early Scandinavian kings and Norse pagan worship.
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B.
Bangudae Petroglyphs
The Bangudae Petroglyphs are a prehistoric rock art site in Ulsan, South Korea, renowned for detailed carvings of whales, other animals, and hunting scenes that offer key insights into ancient maritime culture.
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C.
Slagsta
Slagsta is a residential district and locality in Botkyrka Municipality, part of the Stockholm urban area in Sweden.
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D.
Oscarsborg Fortress
Oscarsborg Fortress is a historic coastal defense fortification in Norway, best known for its role in sinking the German cruiser Blücher during the German invasion of 1940.
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E.
Valkhof Museum
Valkhof Museum is an art and archaeology museum in Nijmegen, Netherlands, renowned for its collections of Roman antiquities and modern art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist art site
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ rock carving complex ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Chinese religious sculpture
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polychrome rock relief ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| endTime | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Baodingshan site
ⓘ
Beishan site ⓘ Nanshan site ⓘ Shimenshan site ⓘ
linked to:
Beishan site
Shizhuanshan site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| knownFor |
detailed narrative reliefs
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high artistic quality ⓘ integration of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist themes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chongqing
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Dazu District ⓘ southwestern China ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| notableWork | Thousand-Hand Guanyin carving at Baodingshan ⓘ |
| numberOfCarvedFigures | over 50000 ⓘ |
| numberOfInscriptionCharacters | over 100000 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinese Buddhist grotto tradition
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linked to:
Chinese Buddhism
|
| religiousTradition |
Buddhism
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Confucianism ⓘ Taoism ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Five Dynasties period
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linked to:
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Late Tang dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Tang dynasty
Song dynasty ⓘ |
| startTime | 9th century ⓘ |
| theme |
Buddhist doctrine
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Confucian ethics ⓘ Taoist cosmology ⓘ filial piety ⓘ hell scenes ⓘ karma and retribution ⓘ paradise scenes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 912 ⓘ |
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Subject: Dazu Rock Carvings Description of subject: The Dazu Rock Carvings are a renowned series of Chinese religious cliffside sculptures and inscriptions dating from the 9th to 13th centuries, celebrated for their artistic sophistication and integration of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist themes.
Referenced by (14)
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