Some 35 Buddhist stone carvings from Qingzhou, east China's
Shandong Province, will be put on display during the third
Asia-Pacific Week in Berlin, Germany, scheduled for September 17 to
30.
These are among the 400 pieces discovered in Longxing Temple in
1996, all of which date back more than 1,500 years and were listed
as a whole as one of China's top ten archeological findings of that
year.
Among the 35 carvings are statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva and
Maitreya, all bearing delicate adornments, painting and
gilding.
They will be on display in Switzerland and Britain after the
Asia-Pacific Week in Berlin, said a source from the provincial
government.
The Asia-Pacific Week is a bi-annual event initiated by the Berlin
municipal government to promote exchanges and cooperation between
the German capital and the Asia-Pacific. China, together with other
countries from the region, will participate in this year's event at
the invitation of the municipal government of Berlin
(Xinhua
News Agency 09/15/2001)