Friday 1 June 2007

China 1459 Year Old Buddha Gets Facelift

China 1459 Year Old Buddha Gets Facelift Image
CHINA'S 1,459-YEAR-OLD BUDDHA GETS $10.8M FACELIFT

BEIJING -- China's oldest Buddhist statue, which is on the brink of collapse, is about to get a $10.8 million facelift, a state news agency reported Monday. The 1,459-year-old Meng Mountain Buddha in northern Taiyuan city will be repaired and restored after seven coal mines operating nearby inflicted environmental damage, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The mines were closed in 2007 to protect the stone statue. The report said local authorities hope to develop tourism in the area centered on the Buddha now that the mines have closed.


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