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Thousand-years-old pagoda faces landslides challenge
Source:Globaltimes.cn Published: 2011-11-23 16:55:00
A sign reading "Keep away from the landslide area" stands beside the Miaojue Pagoda at Huayan Temple in Chang'an District, Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province. Huayan Temple was built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The two ancient pagodas in the temple are currently facing the threat of severe landslides. Photo: Xinhua
The slope of the ground has reached a declination of nearly 90 degrees, threatening the ancient pagodas in Huanyan Temple, which were listed as nationally protected cultural relic sites in 2006. Photo: Xinhua
A monk in Huayan Temple discusses damage to the temple caused by landslides. Many places around Huayan Temple were gradually impelled downhill due to the unusually heavy rains in May, June and September of 2011. The foundation of the Dushun Pagoda, built during the Tang Dynasty, was partially exposed during the landslide. Photo: Xinhua
A monk checks the stability of the ground in an area facing possible collapse. The land, at a distance of one meter to the ancient pagoda, shows a crack several meters' deep. The foundation of a fasting room adjacent to the Miaojue Temple has been badly damaged, as with other rooms inside the temple, due to landslides. Photo: Xinhua
Ancient pagodas which have been badly damaged have faced great landslide threats during the recent heavy rainfalls in Xi'an. Photo: Xinhua
Landslides have caused large cracks in the foundation of Dushun Pagoda at Huayan Temple. Photo: Xinhua
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