Things to do in Dazu Baoding Mountain Stone Carvings

the tour guide 许导 is friendly and helpful. there were different options while he explain during the bus ride in the morning. we paid extra for the boat ride. it was alright, the lake and mountain were clear and not polluted. we visited two out of the 5 rock carvings that is the more “compact” ones. be ready take some stairs at the start and end of the trail for the first place. walking stick is highly recommended. lunch was really nice, tasty and a lot of dishes. also fresh as some veggie were plucked by the restaurant owners that day. At the second place, there’s the buggy after the tour. the museum is worth visiting, but we had less than an hour to walk around. throughout the tour, the guide explained an in animated and philosophical manner. the carvings were so huge the camera couldn’t capture its beauty. even in person, it’s right in front of you but you can see it in its entirety. overall a nice day-tour that started early and concluded before the traffic jam.

Many thanks to tour guide Xiao Zhou for this trip. As soon as we boarded the bus, he explained the itinerary in detail. His guided tour and meticulous explanation of the stone carvings completely immersed me in that historical moment. This trip was truly worthwhile!

the place is amazing, the driver is very helpful and take care of the group very well. the guide tour is speaking Mandarin but there is a audio Guide tour to translate straight to your language using Google translate

Lunch is 35 RMB and the electric cart is 20 RMB, both at your own expense. There are no other optional expenses. Our tour guide, Xiao Huang, was very professional and gave a very interesting explanation.

the trip so excited and the tour guide so helpfull

The weather was great at the end of April. My friend and I were captivated by the Reclining Buddha and the Hell Transformation carvings at Baoding Mountain; the guide's explanations were very engaging. There aren't many steps at Beishan, but it's still better to wear light clothing. This trip is all about seeing the stone carvings, and experiencing them in person is truly spectacular, especially with the lighting, which makes it feel quite sacred. The full-day tour wasn't too strenuous either; we were back in the city by around 6 PM, not tired at all, and it was a really good experience.

I had one day left on my business trip to Chongqing, so I booked this Dazu Rock Carvings bus tour. The weather on April 26th was perfect, not too hot and not too cold. The Baoding Mountain carvings were incredibly impressive, and the Thousand-Hand Guanyin is exquisite after its restoration. Beishan was quiet with fewer people, allowing for a leisurely visit. Although the bus tour had a lot of participants, the guide was professional, and there was no forced shopping. We saw everything worth seeing on the day trip, and overall, it was quite good and worth recommending.

I saw everything I wanted to see, and the schedule was well-planned with no wasted time. Returning to the city near Shibati, it's very convenient to go to nearby attractions or find a place to eat. The pickled vegetable served at lunch was especially delicious.