Buddha statue restored
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July 20, 2013, Saturday
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CHINESE archeologists have completed a maintenance project on the third largest Buddha statue in northwest China's Gansu Province.
Built in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), the ancient Buddha statue is expected to reopen to visitors in early August in the Bingling Temple Grottoes in Gansu's Yongjing County.
The project began in June 2011 to repair the face, hands and feet of the statue which had become seriously eroded over the years.
The head was crumbing, while the nose was missing and the chin, hands and clothes were heavily mottled.
China, Kazakhstan and Kyrghyzstan have jointly applied to UNESCO to have historical sites along the ancient Silk Road added to the organization's World Heritage List. The Bingling Temple Grottoes are among the sites.
Built in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), the ancient Buddha statue is expected to reopen to visitors in early August in the Bingling Temple Grottoes in Gansu's Yongjing County.
The project began in June 2011 to repair the face, hands and feet of the statue which had become seriously eroded over the years.
The head was crumbing, while the nose was missing and the chin, hands and clothes were heavily mottled.
China, Kazakhstan and Kyrghyzstan have jointly applied to UNESCO to have historical sites along the ancient Silk Road added to the organization's World Heritage List. The Bingling Temple Grottoes are among the sites.
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