Protecting Yungang a generational task
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Protecting Yungang a generational task

China Daily  

A statue in Grotto 5 of the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi province. The 1,500-year-old site is one of three most famous Buddhist grottoes in country Staff at the Yungang Grottoes Academy have been busy conducting regular maintenance at the site in Datong, Shanxi province. Grotto 5, which contains some 2,300 Buddhist statues, is 17.4 meters high and 18.7 meters wide and is known for its 17.4-meter-tall Buddha statues, the tallest in the grottoes. Located in the northern Shanxi city of Datong, the Yungang Grottoes are one of the three most famous Buddhist grottoes in China. The Yungang Grottoes were created 1,500 years ago during the Northern Wei Dynasty period, when Datong, then called Pingcheng, was the national capital.

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