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.
Archaeologists have found gold and silver elements and colored glass on Buddhist statues at the Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in central China s Henan Province.
ZHENGZHOU, May 31 (Xinhua) Archaeologists have found gold and silver elements and colored glass on Buddhist statues at the Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO World H
Beijing, May 31 (EFE).- A team of archaeologists has discovered traces of gold, silver and colored glass in statues of the Longmen Grottoes, in the central Chinese province of Henan, famous for its 100,000 stone images of Buddha dating back to the 5th century, state-owned Xinhua agency reported Tuesday. The findings, in the Fengxiansi Cave …
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