The historical moment of Tongnan Giant Buddha

Tongnan Giant Buddha was carved at the end of the Tang Dynasty, with its head chiseled first. It was carved in Jingkang Bingwu (1 126) in the Northern Song Dynasty and completed at the end of Shaoxing Xin (11) in the Southern Song Dynasty. It has lasted for more than 200 years and is a rare treasure in stone carving. There are more than 700 statues and 83 inscriptions in the temple from Song Dynasty to Qing Dynasty. It is one of the treasure houses of Chongqing stone carving art and a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit. In addition, on the cliff side of the Great Buddha Temple, seven flood inscriptions with year numbers are concentrated. The inscription was carved in the Ming Dynasty, followed by water marks and inscriptions in the 14th year of Zhengde, 46th year of Qianlong, 12th year of Tongzhi, 15th year of Guangxu, 34th year of the Republic of China, and 198 1 year. This cliff stone carving can compare the elevations of previous floods in different years, which is of high scientific value for exploring the evolution law of ancient floods.