China’s ancient Buddhist grottoes face a new threat — tourists

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Click Here to Read:  China’s ancient Buddhist grottoes face a new threat — tourists By Simon Denyer in The Washington Post on May 16, 2016.

In a Mogao cave, lit by the flashlight of a guide, a Buddha statue surrounded by disciples dating from the Tang Dynasty. Dunhuang grotto art is a combination of architecture, painted sculpture and murals. (Gilles Sabrié/For The Washington Post)