The 2024 International Symposium on Dazu Studies was held in Dazu of Chongqing from December 4 to 7 in 2024. The meeting was organized by the Academy of Dazu Rock Carvings, and co-organized by the Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology of Fudan University, the School of Archaeology and Museology of Sichuan University and the Liberal Arts College of Chongqing University. A total of 125 specialists and scholars from 12 countries and regions, including China, the United States, Canada, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Italy, Japan, Cambodia, Singapore, Nigeria, and Rwanda, gathered in Dazu for the meeting for in-depth discussions on the Dazu Studies and the excavation, conservation and utilization of grottoes from an international perspectives.