THERE IS A BUDDHA CARVED INSIDE YUNGANG GROTTOS THAT DATES 1500 YEARS OLD. IT IS WELL PROTECTED AS IT IS INSIDE A LARGE SANDSTONE ROCK ENCLOSURE. THE BUDDHA IS 82' TALL AND THERE ARE 51,000 OTHER BUDDHAS HERE!! PEOPLE TRAVEL TO THIS WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN DATONG CHINA. DATONG WAS ONCE THEIR CAPITAL. NOW IT HAS A COAL MANUFACTURING HERE. THEIR GOVERNMENT IS REBUILDING THE MING ERA CITY WALLS BY STRIPPING DOWN THE EARTHEN FOUNDATION.
THERE IS A 1000 YEAR OLD BUDDHIST TEMPLE CLOSE BY THAT IS 1000 YEARS OLD THEY HAVE MADE CLAY STATURES IN THIS TEMPLE WITH GOLD PAINT, THIS CITY TAKES PRIDE IN THE PAST.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
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