JL Cogburn

Grottoes

This is a long-term personal photography project aimed at documenting the various fascinating grottoes, stone statues, and cliff carvings I encounter during my travels in China.

Dazu Rock Carvings - Beishan

Dazu Rock Carvings - Beishan

Beishan Rock Carvings were first created by Wei Junjing, prefect of Changzhou and military commander og Changzhou, Puzhou, Yuzhou and Hezhou,four dist... More »
Dazu rock carvings - Baodingshan

Dazu rock carvings - Baodingshan

Baodingshan is a Buddhist site in Chongqing. The site is located on a limestone outcropping at an elevation of 500 meters, fifteen kilomet... More »
Guanyin Cliff

Guanyin Cliff

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Laojun Cave

Laojun Cave

Laojun Cave, originally named "Guanghua Temple," was first constructed during the Tang Dynasty as a Buddhist temple. In the early years of the Wanli p... More »
Cliff Carvings of the God of Medicine

Cliff Carvings of the God of Medicine

Named Yaoshi Rock Grottoes because it primarily enshrines the Medicine Buddha (the Healing Buddha) of Buddhism, this site is a remarkable collection o... More »
Precipice Inscriptions of Danxiashan

Precipice Inscriptions of Danxiashan

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Cliff Inscriptions of Xueyan Temple

Cliff Inscriptions of Xueyan Temple

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*All photographs in this project are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license.