Blanche Grantham (gugyfailed)

Who wouldn’t love these girly jewellery in the Forbidden City?

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Come and worship this most beautiful Northern Dynasty Buddha statue from more than 1,500 years ago The title is limited in word count. This is the most beautiful Northern Dynasty clay Buddha statue in my country. The Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui, Gansu is one of the four major grottoes in my country, preserving more than 10,000 statues from various dynasties. Most of the statues are original works from the Northern Dynasties (386-581). These statues are old, well-preserved, delicate and vivid, with extremely high artistic value. They fully reflect the development and evolution of Chinese Northern Dynasty statues. They are the treasures of Chinese grotto art and have been included in the first batch of national protection and world heritage lists.

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The autumn scenery of Hemu Village in Kanas, Xinjiang, was taken in September. This is one of the most beautiful villages in northern Xinjiang, where the local Tuva people live in a concentrated area. The pointed-roof wooden houses built of logs are neatly arranged on a large open space in the dense forest, which is very harmonious with the surrounding natural landscape. Hemu Village is not only beautiful in autumn, but also has different styles in spring, summer and winter.

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Beijing Lama Temple, the world's tallest wooden Maitreya Buddha [Beijing Lama Temple Wooden Buddha] This giant Buddha was carved during the Qianlong period, using more than 80,000 taels of silver and the trunk of a precious sandalwood tree. It is 26 meters high, 18 meters above ground (8 meters buried underground), and weighs about 100 tons. It is the largest single-wood statue in China. In August 1990, the Lama Temple Maitreya Buddha was included in the Guinness World Records, becoming the world's largest single-wood sculpture Buddha statue ​ ​

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