Archaeology in Ji County, Tianjin
Dec.9,2003 (enorth.com.cn) If it were not the efforts of dedicated archaeologists, we couldn¡¯t have seen 446 ancient stone-caved figures of Buddha, hiding in the wild around Qianxiang Temple, which is located on the east of Mt. Pan, Ji County, Tianjin. It is a magnificent discovery in the history of our municipal archeology.  Qianxiang Temple is located on the east of Mt. Pan, which is 12.5 km away from Ji County. And it has once been one of the important Buddhism centers. During the War with Japan, The temple was destroyed. Only the site hiding in the wild reminded us the splendid memory of the place. This summer, the researchers from Tianjin Culture Protection Center began their work on the site. They discover the caved stones by accident. With the guide of local villagers, the team found more caved stones scattering in the wild of the mountain. As a result, they added the stone-caved figure of Buddha on the work list of this year. As the task ran steadily on its way, the increasing discovery of stone-caved figures of Buddha made the whole research team exultant. Until now 446 figures were found in this area. The most ancient ones could be dated from Tang Dynasty and Liao Dynasty. There are also other figures that are identified as the sculptures of Ming Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty. Although it is not the first time that we discovered the caved stones in China, the ones around Qianxiang Temple own their features. First, the amount is rather large; second, the time span is long enough to date from the Tang and Liao Dynasty to Yuan and Ming Dynasty; third, most figures made by the folk craftsman; forth, some are truly the excellent artwork.
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