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This book is a documentary work with pictures and texts that introduces the Bashu Grottoes, the carrier of Chinese civilization. This book tells the story of the Bashu Grottoes, an important part of Chinese grottoes. It is divided into six chapters: "North Sichuan Shu Road", "Jialing Riverside", "Western Sichuan Bazi", "Chengyu Ancient Road", "Anyue Grottoes" and "Dazu Rock Carvings". Following the path of the spread of grotto art from the Central Plains to Bashu, 37 representative grottoes represented by the Dazu Rock Carvings are selected. Based on the author's 16-year search and shooting experience, 612 pictures are included. The film introduces the long history, artistic value, humanistic anecdotes of the grottoes, the historical geography and local features of the grottoes' location, with a special focus on the local residents who live adjacent to the grottoes. It records the touching deeds of more than 50 rural cultural administrators guarding the grottoes, highlighting the important value of the Bashu Grottoes as a carrier of Chinese civilization, and the inherent spiritual qualities of the Chinese nation such as inheritance and protection reflected in the protection of cultural relics in the grottoes.