Ancient Buddhist murals and statues in caves along China’s Silk Road are under “direct threat” from extreme rainfall brought by climate change, researchers have found.
Extreme rainfall in Dunhuang and Zhangye in China's Gansu province has put UNESCO-listed world heritage sites at risk, with cave monasteries dating back to the 4th century already damaged, environmental group Greenpeace said. Rainwater leaks and rising humidity have damaged ancient cave paintings, including those in the famous Mogao grottoes, it said, and some caves have even collapsed. "Spikes in humidity, flash floods, and cave-ins are already happening," said Li Zhao, a senior researcher in Greenpeace East Asia's Beijing office.
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Christine Lin in "New Gods: Yang Jian". (Photo by GKIDS) “New Gods: Yang Jian” (127 min, Unrated, but contains thematic material equivalent to a PG-rating suitable for young audiences). 8 out of 10 “New Gods: Yang Jian” is an impressively mounted Chinese animation production masterminded by director Ji Zhao and screenwriter Chuan Mu and
Director Ji Zhao (White Snake, New Gods: Nezha Reborn) and writer Mu Chuan return with New Gods: Yang Jian, a martial arts fantasy that references Cowboy Bebop and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon while pitting folklore figures against each other in epic battles. In theaters now.