Project Summary
The Yale Sichuan Yunnan Seminar was the second in the series of Silk Road faculty site seminars. It brought together a group of scholars to travel to Buddhist and Daoist sites in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces along the ancient Silk Road networks. Three experts on Sichuan and Yunnan cultures joined the group and provided ongoing commentary and lectures about local history and monuments: Professor Sonya Lee, whose specialization is Buddhist art of Sichuan; Professor Lei Yuhua, an archaeologist with extensive knowledge of Sichuan regional culture; and Professor Lothar von Falkenhausen, a distinguished specialist on the Neolithic cultures of Sichuan and Yunnan who has excavated widely in the region. Browse all images from this seminar here.
Sites visited:
*The Yale Silk Road Database is an ongoing project; currently, some sites are not represented.
Gansu Provincial Museum 甘肃省博物馆: Lanzhou, Gansu Province
Maijishan Caves 麦积山石窟: Tianshui, Gansu Province
Fuxi Shrine 伏羲庙, Tianshui, Gansu Province
Daxiangshan Caves 大象山石窟: Gangu County, Gansu Province
Lashaosi Caves 拉梢寺石窟: Wushan County, Gansu Province
Zhang Liang Miao 张良庙: Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province
Hanzhong Museum 汉中市博物馆: Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province
Huangzesi 皇泽寺: Guangyuan, Sichuan Province
Qianfoya千佛崖石窟: Guangyuan, Sichuan Province
Bazhong Nankan 巴中南龛: Bazhong, Sichuan Province
Shuiningsi 水宁寺: Bazhong, Sichuan Province
Bazhong Beikan 巴中北龛: Bazhong, Sichuan Province
Bazhong Xikan 巴中西龛: Bazhong, Sichuan Province
Longrisi 龙日寺: Bazhong, Sichuan Province
Sichuan University Museum 四川大学博物馆: Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Chengdu Jinsha Museum 成都市金沙博物馆: Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Yongling Museum永陵博物馆: Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan广汉三星堆博物馆: Guanghai, Sichuan Province
Guihu Museum 桂湖博物馆: Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Baoguangsi 寳光寺: Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Feixiange 飞仙阁: Pujiang, Sichuan Province
Jiajiang Qianfoya夹江千佛崖石窟: Jiajiang, Sichuan Province
Leshan Great Buddha乐山大佛: Leshan, Sichuan Province
Lingyunsi 凌云寺: Leshan, Sichuan Province
Mahao Tombs 麻浩墓群: Leshan, Sichuan Province
Zhonglongshan 重龙山: Zizhong, Sichuan Province
Yongqingsi 永庆寺: Zizhong, Sichuan Province
Wu Miao 武庙: Zizhong, Sichuan Province
Wen Miao 文廟: Zizhong, Sichuan Province
Yuanxuedong 圆学洞: Anyue, Sichuan Province
Wofoyuan Caves 卧佛院石窟: Anyue, Sichuan Province
Xuanmiaoguan 玄妙观: Anyue, Sichuan Province
Qianfozhai 千佛寨: 大云山 Dayunshan, Anyue, Sichuan Province
Mingshansi 茗山寺: 大云山 Dayunshan, Anyue, Sichuan Province
Piludong 毗卢洞: Anyue, Sichuan Province
Huayandong 华严洞石窟: Anyue, Sichuan Province
Baodingshan 寳顶山: Dazu, Sichuan Province
Beishan 北山: Dazu, Sichuan Province
Nanshan 南山: Dazu, Sichuan, Province
Shizhuanshan 石篆山: Dazu, Sichuan Province
Miaogaoshan 妙高山: Dazu, Sichuan Province
Shimenshan 石门山: Dazu, Sichuan Province
Jiufengsi 鹫峰寺: Hechuan, Sichuan Province
Hechuan Cultural Office 合川文物管理所: Hechuan, Sichuan Province
Chongqing Municipal Museum 重庆市考古研究所: Chongqing, Sichuan Province
Three Gorges Museum 重庆三峡博物馆: Chongqing, Sichuan Province
Huguang Huiguan 湖广会馆: Chongqing, Sichuan Province
Jianchuan Caves 剑川石窟群: Jianchuan, Yunnan Province
Chongshengsi 崇圣寺: Dali, Yunnan Province
Museum of Dali City大理市博物馆: Dali, Yunnan Province
Dali Bai Nationality Autonomous Prefecture Museum大理白自治州博物馆: Dali, Yunnan Province
Yunnan Provincial Museum 云南省博物馆: Kunming, Yunnan Province
Kunming Municipal Museum昆明市博物馆: Kunming, Yunnan Province
Selection of Images
City lights of Chongqing as seen across Changjiang from Nanshan. Yale Silk Road Seminar 2007, © Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan.
Leshan Great Buddha, Sichuan Province. Yale Silk Road Seminar 2007, © Koichi Shinohara.
Chongshengsi, Dali Three Pagodas. Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Dali City, Yunnan Province. Yale Silk Road Seminar 2007, © Koichi Shinohara.
Wofoyuan Caves, Ziyang City, Anyue County, Sichuan Province . Yale Silk Road Seminar 2007, © Koichi Shinohara.
Lashaosi Caves, Tianshui City, Wushan County, Gansu Province. Yale Silk Road Seminar 2007, © Takeshi Watanabe.
Jiajiang Qianfoya, Leshan, Sichuan Province. Yale Silk Road Seminar 2007, © Takeshi Watanabe.
Permission to publish any image from this collection in print or on the Web is granted at the discretion of the relevant copyright holder and requests may be forwarded to the Council on East Asian Studies, Yale University. Site technical questions and comments may be e-mailed to the Visual Resources Collection, Yale University.
Zizhong Zhonglongshan, Neijiang City, Zizhong County, Sichuan Province. Yale Silk Road Seminar 2007, © Takeshi Watanabe.
Wutun Monastery, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Tongren County (Rebkong), Qinghai Province, Yale Silk Road Seminar 2007, © Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan.
Jiufengsi, Laitan Township, Hechuan County, Chongqing Municipality. Yale Silk Road Seminar 2007, © Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan.