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For the first time, Chinese archaeologists detected traces of gold and silver as well as colored glass on the faces of the Buddhist statues at the Longmen Grottoes in Central China s Henan Province. This is a significant find for the study of the art, workmanship and preservation of the grottoes, according to the Longmen Grottoes Research Institute.

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