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Cultural relics seriously damaged in Yushu
By Zhang Jiawei (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-04-21 16:36
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 Buddhism statues dug out from the rubble in Gyegu township of Yushu county, Northwest China's Qinghai province on April 19, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Cultural relics in quake-hit Yushu were seriously damaged, with two key cultural relics under state protection totally collapsing and other provincial heritage conservation units seriously damaged, the Nanfang Daily reported Wednesday.
Almost all of Yushu's cultural relics were damaged, especially the Zen Monastery and Gyegu Monastery, said Guo Hong, deputy director of the Qinghai Provincial Cultural Heritage Bureau.
Gyegu Monastery, which dates back 2,000 years, saw one of its main assembly halls totally destroyed. The hall has a history of more than 500 years, according to the Guangzhou Daily's report Wednesday.
"A main assembly hall with a history of more than 500 years was just ruined and claimed the lives of eight monks," said the manager of the hall, cited by the Guangzhou Daily.
Princess Wencheng Temple, which is 60 meters away from the epicenter and is in a cave under rocks, however, was not greatly affected, according to Ren Tiesheng, deputy director of the Qinghai seismological bureau.
