Age of restoration
3 years, 11 months ago

Age of restoration

China Daily  

A sleeping Buddha image is one of the most representative rock carvings in Baodingshan, Dazu district, Chongqing, and was threatened by seeping water. Dazu Rock Carvings, being studied, preserved and protected in Southwest China, provide a fascinating insight into Chinese culture, Wang Kaihao reports in Chongqing. For villager Luo Kaihong, 46, a native of Dazu district, Chongqing municipality in Southwest China, the rock is not only a piece of the country's cultural heritage carved into a mountain, but also a definition of home carved in his mind. Luo's home is just 100 meters or so away from the 5-meter-high and 12-meter-wide rock carvings, which depict four Buddhas, a Buddhist niche and a stele.

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Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again
3 months, 1 week ago

Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again

China Daily  

A 3D model of Cave 17 at the grottoes created by Taiyuan University of Technology is seen on display. With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole again, but in digital form. The painstaking restoration work is being done with …

Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again
3 months, 1 week ago

Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again

China Daily  

A 3D model of Cave 17 at the grottoes created by Taiyuan University of Technology is seen on display. With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole again, but in digital form. The painstaking restoration work is being done with …

Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again
3 months, 1 week ago

Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again

China Daily  

A 3D model of Cave 17 at the grottoes created by Taiyuan University of Technology is seen on display. With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole again, but in digital form. The painstaking restoration work is being done with …

Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again
3 months, 1 week ago

Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again

China Daily  

A 3D model of Cave 17 at the grottoes created by Taiyuan University of Technology is seen on display. With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole again, but in digital form. The painstaking restoration work is being done with …

Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again
3 months, 1 week ago

Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again

China Daily  

A 3D model of Cave 17 at the grottoes created by Taiyuan University of Technology is seen on display. With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole again, but in digital form. The painstaking restoration work is being done with …

A city of wonder to wander
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A city of wonder to wander

China Daily  

Dazu is home to one of the country's greatest Buddhist grottoes. Day 3: Let's rock Dazu district is about 100 km west of downtown, and the tour to Dazu Rock Carvings will take a day. One of the four greatest Buddhist grottoes in China, it has a history of more than 1,000 years and was listed as a UNESCO World …

Repairing the past, restoring our future
1 year, 2 months ago

Repairing the past, restoring our future

China Daily  

Visitors appreciate rock carvings in Baodingshan, one of the five major clusters in Dazu district, Chongqing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Cave temple protection in Chongqing requires effort, talent and pride in rich heritage A massive array of stunning rock carvings are receiving ever more attention and protection as they regain their past glory. The rudimentary wooden structure was built in the …

Repairing the past, restoring our future
1 year, 2 months ago

Repairing the past, restoring our future

China Daily  

Visitors appreciate rock carvings in Baodingshan, one of the five major clusters in Dazu district, Chongqing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Cave temple protection in Chongqing requires effort, talent and pride in rich heritage A massive array of stunning rock carvings are receiving ever more attention and protection as they regain their past glory. The rudimentary wooden structure was built in the …

Repairing the past, restoring our future
1 year, 2 months ago

Repairing the past, restoring our future

China Daily  

Visitors appreciate rock carvings in Baodingshan, one of the five major clusters in Dazu district, Chongqing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Cave temple protection in Chongqing requires effort, talent and pride in rich heritage A massive array of stunning rock carvings are receiving ever more attention and protection as they regain their past glory. The rudimentary wooden structure was built in the …

Repairing the past, restoring our future
1 year, 2 months ago

Repairing the past, restoring our future

China Daily  

Visitors appreciate rock carvings in Baodingshan, one of the five major clusters in Dazu district, Chongqing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Cave temple protection in Chongqing requires effort, talent and pride in rich heritage A massive array of stunning rock carvings are receiving ever more attention and protection as they regain their past glory. The rudimentary wooden structure was built in the …

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention
2 years, 7 months ago

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention

China Daily  

Restoration of a statue of thousand-armed Avalokitesvara, a signature work among Dazu Rock Carvings was completed in 2015. He is the retired founding director of the Dazu Rock Carvings Museum in Chongqing. In January, Guo co-hosted with Shan Jixiang, president of Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, a TV program about China's world cultural heritage sites, where he shared his stories …

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention
2 years, 7 months ago

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention

China Daily  

Restoration of a statue of thousand-armed Avalokitesvara, a signature work among Dazu Rock Carvings was completed in 2015. He is the retired founding director of the Dazu Rock Carvings Museum in Chongqing. In January, Guo co-hosted with Shan Jixiang, president of Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, a TV program about China's world cultural heritage sites, where he shared his stories …

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention
2 years, 7 months ago

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention

China Daily  

Restoration of a statue of thousand-armed Avalokitesvara, a signature work among Dazu Rock Carvings was completed in 2015. He is the retired founding director of the Dazu Rock Carvings Museum in Chongqing. In January, Guo co-hosted with Shan Jixiang, president of Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, a TV program about China's world cultural heritage sites, where he shared his stories …

Rock of ages
2 years, 7 months ago

Rock of ages

China Daily  

Yungang is among the country's best-preserved Buddhist grotto temple complexes and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ancient grotto temples show influences from far afield being utilized for Buddhist art, Lin Qi reports. To find out how these natural and cultural gems still shine and continue to inspire the nation in this new era of development, China Daily is running a …

Rock of ages
2 years, 7 months ago

Rock of ages

China Daily  

Yungang is among the country's best-preserved Buddhist grotto temple complexes and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ancient grotto temples show influences from far afield being utilized for Buddhist art, Lin Qi reports. To find out how these natural and cultural gems still shine and continue to inspire the nation in this new era of development, China Daily is running a …

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention
2 years, 7 months ago

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention

China Daily  

Restoration of a statue of thousand-armed Avalokitesvara, a signature work among Dazu Rock Carvings was completed in 2015. He is the retired founding director of the Dazu Rock Carvings Museum in Chongqing. In January, Guo co-hosted with Shan Jixiang, president of Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, a TV program about China's world cultural heritage sites, where he shared his stories …

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention
2 years, 7 months ago

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention

China Daily  

Dazu rock carvings are known to integrate explanation of Buddhist sutras with folk tales. Thanks to his contributions to rock carving, Guo was selected as a deputy county head in charge of culture and tourism in 1984, which gave him an idea to promote Dazu Rock Carvings to the world by applying for the UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the …

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention
2 years, 7 months ago

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention

China Daily  

A sleeping Buddha image is one of the most representative rock carvings in Baoding Mountain site of Dazu, Chongqing. In 1974, Guo, then 37, started his new career alone on Mount Beishan, one of the five most representative locations of the rock carvings. "I really love those rock carvings and enjoy being around them." Dazu Rock Carvings were listed as …

Rock of ages
2 years, 7 months ago

Rock of ages

China Daily  

Yungang is among the country's best-preserved Buddhist grotto temple complexes and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ancient grotto temples show influences from far afield being utilized for Buddhist art, Lin Qi reports. To find out how these natural and cultural gems still shine and continue to inspire the nation in this new era of development, China Daily is running a …

Restoration of ancient grottoes begins in China's Gansu
3 years, 3 months ago

Restoration of ancient grottoes begins in China's Gansu

China Daily  

The Mati Temple Grottoes cover about 100 square kilometers in Sunan, a Yugu ethnic autonomous county 600 kilometers from Gansu's provincial capital Lanzhou. Northwest China's Gansu province has launched a restoration project in a key part of the Mati Temple Grottoes in Zhangye city, a national key cultural relic protection site, local authorities said. The work is focused on one …

Age of restoration
3 years, 11 months ago

Age of restoration

China Daily  

A sleeping Buddha image is one of the most representative rock carvings in Baodingshan, Dazu district, Chongqing, and was threatened by seeping water. Dazu Rock Carvings, being studied, preserved and protected in Southwest China, provide a fascinating insight into Chinese culture, Wang Kaihao reports in Chongqing. For villager Luo Kaihong, 46, a native of Dazu district, Chongqing municipality in Southwest …

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