'Digital donors' the new saviors of Mogao Grottoes
By CHEN MEILING in Beijing and MA JINGNA in Lanzhou |
China Daily |
Updated: 2021-04-28 09:55
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Yang Xiuqing speaks at an exhibition on the Mogao Grottoes held in Taiwan in 2018. PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY
Crowdfunding is playing a greater role in protecting the famous heritage site
A "digital donor" project to help protect cave No 55 at the Mogao Grottoes heritage site in Dunhuang, Gansu province, had raised over 1.9 million yuan ($290,000) by last month, organizers said.
Initiated in 2018, the crowdfunding program enables people to donate 0.9 yuan on WeChat after watching a short video about the history of the cave, which is one of the Buddhist art treasures at the world-famous site.