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International Museum Day: how China is aiming for cultural superpower status
While investment in cultural heritage is declining in the US and other countries, the ‘unique’ Chinese model is flourishing, ...
Tracing Shanxi’s architectural wonders at Guangsheng and Xiaoxitian temples
An exterior view of Guangsheng Temple in Linfen, North China's Shanxi Province Photo: Chen Xi/GT. Travelling through North ...
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Chinese villagers paint 1,400-year-old Buddha statues to thank gods, damaging artifacts
“Why are there no measures to preserve such ancient artifacts in ... It is not the first such incident in China. In August 2018, Buddha statues in Fengmen Temple in Sichuan were smeared ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain ... some of which are inventories from temples on the island. "These inscriptions ...