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POPSChina's 1,600-Year-Old Dunhuang Frescoes Enter the Digital Age
Seeping Rain Tourists are not the only threat to the relics. Caretakers have been working since 1989 with Los Angeles-based Getty Research Institute to preserve 16 large sutras in cave 85, a chamber commissioned in 867 depicting the life stories of King Divi before he reached enlightenment to become the Buddha. The murals, painted in mineral and plant dye over plaster, have been peeling away from their bedrock because of increasing moisture and mineral salts that crystallize from seeping rain water, Fan said in the April 30 interview. There are a total of 812 caves along a 1.7 kilometer (1 mile) of cliff face, hewn into the sandstone of the Mingsha Mountains in the Gobi desert. The Mogao caves were designated in 1991 as a World Cultural Heritage Site by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Tourists to Mogao reached 550,000 last year, from about 200,000 in 1998. ``I'm sure we'll easily top the 2006 numbers this year,'' said Fan, 68. ``The numbe
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POPS Lost Treasures of Tibet" watch online 3 hour-long program !!! 1 Sacred 500-year-old paintings are crumbling off the walls of a Buddhist monastery, and a Tibetan monk sets off on a pilgrimage to see them. 2 Journey to Lo Monthang On his way to the monasteries of Lo Monthang, Lama Guru Gyaltsen encounters a hidden cave where deities are said to emanate from the walls. running time 7:04 3 Restoring a Temple's Glory British architect John Sanday and art conservator Rodolfo Lujan from Rome contemplate how to resurrect a temple and its murals. running time 7:28 4 Traces of the Masters An infrared camera detects the original drawings under the painted murals, revealing the intentions of the master artists. running time 7:31 5 The King's Approval The King of Mustang arrives to pass judgment on the work of the conservators. running time 5:27 6 An Uncertain Future Mustang's holy temples may still be in peril as the kingdom makes way for roads and automobiles. running time 4:59
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POPSSidewalks by Julian Beever- Very Cool! Perhaps an old clip or old news, bu the amount of work and planning that goes into an undertaking like is truly fantastic. What I wouldn't give for the tip of his small finger! :)
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POPS Temple built 4,000 years ago unearthed in Peru Temple built 4,000 years ago unearthed in Peru. A 4,000-year-old temple filled with murals has been unearthed on the northern coast of Peru, making it one of the oldest finds in the Americas, The temple, inside a larger ruin, includes a staircase that leads up to an altar used for fire worship at a site scientists have called Ventarron, said Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva, who led the dig.
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