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Admiring history
By VCG Published: Mar 25, 2026 11:07 PM
A foreign scholar visits Qianfoya, or 1,000 Buddhas Cliff, in Guangyuan, Sichuan Province, on March 25, 2026. First hewn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) and later flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Qianfoya is the largest grotto cluster in Sichuan, featuring 950 niches and more than 7,000 statues. Photo: VCG

A foreign scholar visits Qianfoya, or 1,000 Buddhas Cliff, in Guangyuan, Sichuan Province, on March 25, 2026. First hewn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) and later flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Qianfoya is the largest grotto cluster in Sichuan, featuring 950 niches and more than 7,000 statues. Photo: VCG




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