Lost temple discovered after 1,000 years in Chengdu

Xinhua | 2017-06-05 09:55
Lost temple discovered after 1,000 years in Chengdu

Photo taken on June 2, 2017 shows an unearthed stone Bodhisattva head at the excavation site of the Fugan Temple, which disppeared for nearly a millennium, in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province. Archaeologists have spent months excavating the lost Fugang Temple in downtown Chengdu. The Fugan Temple was a famous temple that lasted from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) to the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Archaeologists unearthed more than 1,000 tablets inscribed with Buddhist scriptures and over 500 pieces of stone sculpture as well as glazed tiles with inscriptions. [Photo/Xinhua]

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