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Carving Out a Tradition

  • October 22, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The Yungang Grottoes are ancient Chinese caves that hold more than 50,000 stone religious statues. Carved on the caves’ outer walls and inside chambers during the fifth and sixth centuries, the sculptures represent the rise of the Buddhist cave art tradition in China.

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