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Secrets of Hexi Corridor(2)

2013-08-05 14:02 China Daily Web Editor: Wang YuXia
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The Giant Buddha Temple in Zhangye city, about 600 kilometers west of Gansu's provincial capital Lanzhou, is named after a statue worshipped inside. As many as eight people can stand on the ear of the 34.5-meter-long reclining Buddha. [Photo by Chen Xi/For China Daily]

The Giant Buddha Temple in Zhangye city, about 600 kilometers west of Gansu's provincial capital Lanzhou, is named after a statue worshipped inside. As many as eight people can stand on the ear of the 34.5-meter-long reclining Buddha. [Photo by Chen Xi/For China Daily]

A sculptured brick found in a Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) tomb in Jiuquan, a city in Northwest Gansu, 700 kilometers from Lanzhou. [Photo by Chen Xi/For China Daily]

A sculptured brick found in a Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) tomb in Jiuquan, a city in Northwest Gansu, 700 kilometers from Lanzhou. [Photo by Chen Xi/For China Daily]

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