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 of the site's major attractions called the Thousand Buddha Grottoes, which have eight caves that are among the best-preserved in the whole site, said Yao Guilan, director of the institute for cultural heritage preservation in Zhangye. First built around 1,600 years ago along the route of the ancient Silk Road, the Mati Temple Grottoes are famous for Buddhist relics, including more than 500 colored sculptures as well as murals spanning a total of over 1,200 sq meters.

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Protection of major grottoes emphasized
3 months ago

Protection of major grottoes emphasized

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui, Gansu province, in June. As part of Xi's four-day trip to Gansu province last week, Zhao accompanied the president on a fact-finding trip to the Maijishan Grottoes, one of China's four major grottoes sites. China's vast landscape is home to nearly 6,000 cave temples, and the Chinese president lauded the nation's major grottoes …

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 …

Newly restored artifacts displayed at the Sanxingdui Museum
5 months ago

Newly restored artifacts displayed at the Sanxingdui Museum

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province on July 24. GUANGHAN -- An exhibition named "Craftsmanship and Ingenuity - Showcase of Preservation and Restoration Achievements of Newly Excavated Cultural Relics from the Sangxingdui Site" opened here on Tuesday. Discovered in the late 1920s in the city of Guanghan, Southwest China's Sichuan province, the Sanxingdui Ruins …

Relics tumble out of wall at Longmen Grottoes
8 months, 1 week ago

Relics tumble out of wall at Longmen Grottoes

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Archaeologists clean a stone Buddha head that was discovered at the Leigutai caves of the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan province, in November. Archaeologists have made a stunning discovery of more than 80 stone carvings and building units, dating back about 1,300 years, at the Leigutai caves of the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan province. The Longmen Grottoes Research Institute, …

Casting light into the shadows of the past
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Casting light into the shadows of the past

China Daily  

Gold artifacts with snake and tiger motifs, unearthed from Xiazhan site in Baoji, Shaanxi province. In Beijing, the Temple of Heaven has stood for centuries, silently standing in testament to Chinese people's awe of the divine and their sacrificial custom to the heaven in the Ming and Qing dynasties — a custom that actually has a much longer history. Ancient …

Casting light into the shadows of the past
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Casting light into the shadows of the past

China Daily  

Gold artifacts with snake and tiger motifs, unearthed from Xiazhan site in Baoji, Shaanxi province. In Beijing, the Temple of Heaven has stood for centuries, silently standing in testament to Chinese people's awe of the divine and their sacrificial custom to the heaven in the Ming and Qing dynasties — a custom that actually has a much longer history. Ancient …

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 …

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves
1 year, 4 months ago

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

China Daily  

A painted sculpture at Cave 45 of Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu province. Photographer Wu Jian has been focusing his lens on Mogao Caves, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, for over four decades. He said at the exhibition's opening ceremony that it's a display of part of his works taken at more than 40 cultural …

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves
1 year, 4 months ago

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

China Daily  

A painted sculpture at Cave 45 of Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu province. Photographer Wu Jian has been focusing his lens on Mogao Caves, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, for over four decades. He said at the exhibition's opening ceremony that it's a display of part of his works taken at more than 40 cultural …

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves
1 year, 4 months ago

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

China Daily  

A painted sculpture at Cave 45 of Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu province. Photographer Wu Jian has been focusing his lens on Mogao Caves, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, for over four decades. He said at the exhibition's opening ceremony that it's a display of part of his works taken at more than 40 cultural …

Cultural exchange keeps ancient city alive
1 year, 5 months ago

Cultural exchange keeps ancient city alive

China Daily  

Ancient Sounds of Dunhuang draws inspiration from the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site boasting rich collections of Buddhist artworks. The new performance staged at the theater, Ancient Sounds of Dunhuang, draws inspiration from the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site boasting rich collections of Buddhist artworks. The collections of the Dunhuang Academy, with treasures such as clay …

Photographer spends years documenting Chinese grotto art
1 year, 8 months ago

Photographer spends years documenting Chinese grotto art

China Daily  

Maijishan Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site in Tianshui city of Gansu province, on July 5, 2020. China has ample supply to satisfy his interest, as its grotto ruins, mainly scattered on the ancient Silk Road, have hundreds or even thousands of years of history. Grotto art is a treasured ancient culture, and Chinese grottoes are no exception. Mainly focusing …

Photographer spends years documenting Chinese grotto art
1 year, 8 months ago

Photographer spends years documenting Chinese grotto art

China Daily  

Maijishan Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site in Tianshui city of Gansu province, on July 5, 2020. China has ample supply to satisfy his interest, as its grotto ruins, mainly scattered on the ancient Silk Road, have hundreds or even thousands of years of history. Grotto art is a treasured ancient culture, and Chinese grottoes are no exception. Mainly focusing …

Cave treasures saved
2 years ago

Cave treasures saved

China Daily  

Mati Temple complex finalizes digitization project to preserve and research grottoes, Fang Aiqing and Ma Jingna in Lanzhou report. A digitization project of the Mati Temple Grottoes in Zhangye, Northwest China's Gansu province, that aims at high-fidelity preservation of its grottoes was completed recently, according to the city's cultural relics preservation office. Launched in June last year, the project, with …

Cave treasures saved
2 years ago

Cave treasures saved

China Daily  

Mati Temple complex finalizes digitization project to preserve and research grottoes, Fang Aiqing and Ma Jingna in Lanzhou report. A digitization project of the Mati Temple Grottoes in Zhangye, Northwest China's Gansu province, that aims at high-fidelity preservation of its grottoes was completed recently, according to the city's cultural relics preservation office. Launched in June last year, the project, with …

Archaeologists unearth key temple
2 years, 4 months ago

Archaeologists unearth key temple

China Daily  

Archaeologists recently confirmed the construction period of an ancient temple in the ruins of Suoyang City, Jiuquan, Northwest China's Gansu province, saying it was a high-level temple along the ancient Silk Road. Wang Jianjun, who leads the excavation at the site and is from Dunhuang Academy, says there is mention of the temple in literature, while archaeological evidence demonstrates that …

Evidence of ancestral wanderers carving out civilization along the ancient Silk Road is all across China
2 years, 7 months ago

Evidence of ancestral wanderers carving out civilization along the ancient Silk Road is all across China

China Daily  

Grotto temples, which are religious niches or caves carved into mountains or rock, were introduced to China along the Silk Road in the 3rd century and, over the course of the following millennium, gradually became a fundamental form of Chinese Buddhist art. 2 Mogao Caves, Gansu province This complex of 492 extant caves, with their exquisite murals and statues dating …

Digitalization of 1600-yr-old grottoes completed in China's Gansu
3 years, 3 months ago

Digitalization of 1600-yr-old grottoes completed in China's Gansu

China Daily  

Jinta Temple Grottoes, famous for the unique high relief sculptures with the pattern of flying apsaras, include more than 200 colored sculptures as well as murals spanning a total of over 500 square meters. The digitalization of 1600-year-old Jinta Temple Grottoes in the city of Zhangye, Northwest China's Gansu province, has been completed, local authorities said Wednesday. Launched in June, …

Gansu province
3 years, 4 months ago

Gansu province

China Daily  

Gansu Provincial Museum The Gansu Provincial Museum, located on the banks of the Yellow River, is a local history museum renowned both home and abroad for its collection of relics, fossils, and almost 80,000 works of art. Click the link to learn more about the Gansu Provincial Museum The impressive Gansu Provincial Museum Majiayao Site Located in Majiayao village, Dingxi …

Yellow River civilization
3 years, 6 months ago

Yellow River civilization

China Daily  

Stone statues in the Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu, Shandong province. ・ Tianti Mountain Grottoes Located in Wuwei in Gansu province, it was built in Northern Liang of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,600 years. ・ Yungang Grottoes The grottoes feature 252 caves and 51,000 statues in Datong, Shanxi …

Yellow River civilization
3 years, 6 months ago

Yellow River civilization

China Daily  

Stone statues in the Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu, Shandong province. ・ Tianti Mountain Grottoes Located in Wuwei in Gansu province, it was built in Northern Liang of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,600 years. ・ Yungang Grottoes The grottoes feature 252 caves and 51,000 statues in Datong, Shanxi …

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 …

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 …

Restoration of Buddhist grotto relics completed in NW China
4 years, 1 month ago

Restoration of Buddhist grotto relics completed in NW China

China Daily  

Located about 50 km south of the city of Wuwei in Northwest China's Gansu province, the Tianti Mountain Grottoes were first built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The restoration work on relocated frescos and colored statues from the Tianti Mountain Grottoes, some of China's earliest, has been completed, local authorities said on Friday. Located about 50 km south of the …

Restoration of Buddhist grotto relics completed in NW China
4 years, 1 month ago

Restoration of Buddhist grotto relics completed in NW China

China Daily  

Located about 50 km south of the city of Wuwei in Northwest China's Gansu province, the Tianti Mountain Grottoes were first built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The restoration work on relocated frescos and colored statues from the Tianti Mountain Grottoes, some of China's earliest, has been completed, local authorities said on Friday. Located about 50 km south of the …

Yungang Grottoes to complete digital scanning in 5 years
4 years, 1 month ago

Yungang Grottoes to complete digital scanning in 5 years

China Daily  

The Yungang Grottoes, located in the city of Datong, Shanxi province, has 45 major caves and more than 59,000 stone statues. China's Yungang Grottoes will complete the scanning of all its caves in five years, paving the way for the creation of digital versions that can withstand weathering and other real-world damage. So far, the UNESCO World Heritage Site in …

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