大佛的头部眉骨下方以及嘴唇下方都有明显的金色痕迹，这是因为在历史上，大佛有过两次贴金，一次是在北宋元丰元祐年间，一次是在清道光年间。当时大佛身上贴金，衣纹饰彩，形象十分壮美。但由于战乱时期，所有身上的贴金都被刮走了，而且大佛是极易风化的黄砂岩所制，所 ...

In 1956, many countries around the world celebrated 2,500 years of the Buddha’s Parinirvana, or his final departure from the ...

Two landmark exhibitions reveal how Europe’s big institutions are rethinking their collections for the 21st century ...

Certain trees hold historical significance and continue to symbolize human experience. Iconic examples include Isaac Newton’s ...

十月的第一天，云冈石窟突然开始下大雪，雪绵密而急促，大佛安详的面容在雪中有一种难以描述的千年宿命感。On the first day of October, it suddenly began to snow heavily at the ...

笔墨纸砚是中国古代文人书房当中必备的宝贝，被称为“文房四宝”。用笔墨书写绘画在中国可追溯到五千年前。秦时已用不同硬度的毛和竹管制笔；汉代以人工制墨替代了天然墨；有了纸张以后，简牍锦帛逐失其用；砚台则随笔墨的使用而发展。 “文房四宝”到宋朝以后特指湖笔、徽墨、宣纸、端砚。可以说文房四宝书写了整个中华文明。

In his book Buddhist India Rhys Davids traces the history of writing in India where Buddhism was born. Explaining the ...

Originally established as a sanctuary for the emperor, the caves gradually became a site of worship for locals. In the 18th ...

In 1650, Irish theologian James Ussher claimed that the world was created on Sunday, October 23, 4004 BCE. Ussher based his ...

If the Ramayana is a myth, an epic created in India revolving around Sita, Ram and Raavan the king of “Lanka”, promoting the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday presented several gifts, including beautiful sculptures of the Buddha, handicrafts, ...

PM Modi presented culturally significant gifts, including a vintage brass Buddha statue, Patan Patola scarf, and a Kadamwood ...