Digitalization Underway To Preserve China's Dunhuang Grottoes
Muhammad Irfan Published December 24, 2020 | 12:26 PM
Experts have completed the digital scanning of the murals inside 12 caves of the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so far this year as part of conservation efforts, the Dunhuang Academy said Wednesday
LANZHOU (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Dec, 2020 ) :Experts have completed the digital scanning of the murals inside 12 caves of the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so far this year as part of conservation efforts, the Dunhuang Academy said Wednesday.
The academy has also collected images of the murals inside 14 caves of the Western Thousand-Buddha Caves, another ancient grotto temple located in the city of Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, according to Yu Tianxiu, deputy director of the academy's cultural relics digitalization institute.
Yu said the digitalization project was inaugurated in the 1990s to create digital versions of the Mogao Grottoes and other grotto temples across the city. As of now, the project has completed the digital scanning of more than 230 grotto caves in Dunhuang.
People worldwide can access the high-definition images of 30 caves in Dunhuang by visiting the website "Digital Dunhuang," launched by the academy in 2016. The website, available in both Chinese and English, has so far seen more than 7 million visits.
The millennium-old Mogao Grottoes are home to a vast collection of Buddhist artworks -- more than 2,000 colored sculptures and 45,000 square meters of murals are located in 735 caves, carved along the cliffs by ancient worshippers.
China attaches great importance to the protection of its many ancient grotto temples. In early November, the State Council called for the use of digital technology and other advanced technologies to conserve and make better use of the grotto temples across the country.
Recent Stories
German Consul General Dr. Rudiger Luts visits UoB
IHC issues notices to respondents in campaign against judges cases
Amazonian chief at UN to combat traditional knowledge piracy
Farewell ceremony for outgoing SP Saddar
2 officials of SFA arrested for extorting bribe
NCHR creates awareness of Human Rights through movies, short documentaries
Azma says no justification for demand to shift PTI chairman, wife to KP
Food Department rebuttal news of procuring wheat from blue-eyed middlemen
Nearly 450,000 Gazans now uprooted from Rafah amid relentless Israeli bombardmen ..
RCCI to host 16th All Pakistan Chambers Presidents’ Conference
DLE, CCP sign MoU for raising awareness among law students, lawyers
Finance minister meets PBC delegation
More Stories From World
-
Riots rock France's New Caledonia over voting reform
2 hours ago -
Floods unite Brazilians in solidarity despite political rift
2 hours ago -
Paris Holocaust memorial hit with red hand graffiti
2 hours ago -
Quarter of Gazans displaced again as fighting rages north to south
3 hours ago -
Biden sharply hikes US tariffs on Chinese EVs and chips
3 hours ago -
Thousands rally in Georgia after parliament passes 'foreign influence' law
3 hours ago
-
Massive manhunt after French prison officers killed, inmate escapes in ambush
3 hours ago -
In big change, Google to use AI-generated answers in search results
4 hours ago -
Emergency blackouts introduced across Ukraine
4 hours ago -
McIlroy files for divorce from wife Erica
4 hours ago -
Duran double salvages draw for Aston Villa against Liverpool
4 hours ago -
Amazonian chief at UN to combat traditional knowledge piracy
5 hours ago