The maintenance of the eastern and western sections of the Yungang Grottoes has been completed, and emergency reinforcement ...

Located in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, the Dazu Rock Carvings have held UNESCO World Heritage status since 1999 ...

Wang Yanqing (L), a staff member of the research institute of the Yungang Grottoes, conducts an archaeological investigation at the grottoes in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province, April 15, 2025.

Francis has said he wants to be buried not in St. Peter’s Basilica or its grottoes, where most popes are buried, but in the St. Mary Major Basilica across town. With the burial, the Catholic ...

BEIJING, Jan. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With their round faces, prominent noses, long earlobes, and avuncular smiles, the Buddhas of the Yungang Grottoes are far more than silent stone figures.

BEIJING, Jan. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With their round faces, prominent noses, long earlobes, and avuncular smiles, the Buddhas of the Yungang Grottoes are far more than silent stone figures.