![This photo provided by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology on Feb. 20, 2019 shows a pit filled with Buddha statues discovered in Xizhou City, Shanxi Province, close to the sacred Buddhist mountain Wutai. The institute said a total of 34 Buddha statues, made in the period from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) to the Tang Dynasty (1368-1644), have been found during six years of excavation work. Archeologists said the statues were possibly buried during the Tang Dynasty, when there was a crackdown on Buddhism. (Photo provided to China News Service)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/02/21/36c2d004f9914439a2c0f6c1f638f354.jpg)
This photo provided by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology on Feb. 20, 2019 shows a pit filled with Buddha statues discovered in Xizhou City, Shanxi Province, close to the sacred Buddhist mountain Wutai. The institute said a total of 34 Buddha statues, made in the period from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) to the Tang Dynasty (1368-1644), have been found during six years of excavation work. Archeologists said the statues were possibly buried during the Tang Dynasty, when there was a crackdown on Buddhism. (Photo provided to China News Service)
![A Buddha statue in Xizhou City, Shanxi Province is seen in this photo provided by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology on Feb. 20, 2019. The institute said a total of 34 Buddha statues, made in the period from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) to the Tang Dynasty (1368-1644), have been found during six years of excavation work. Archeologists said the statues were possibly buried during the Tang Dynasty, when there was a crackdown on Buddhism. (Photo provided to China News Service)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/02/21/08a4a577aa0641c29bf3443f97e655e3.jpg)
A Buddha statue in Xizhou City, Shanxi Province is seen in this photo provided by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology on Feb. 20, 2019. The institute said a total of 34 Buddha statues, made in the period from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) to the Tang Dynasty (1368-1644), have been found during six years of excavation work. Archeologists said the statues were possibly buried during the Tang Dynasty, when there was a crackdown on Buddhism. (Photo provided to China News Service)
![A Buddha statue in Xizhou City, Shanxi Province is seen in this photo provided by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology on Feb. 20, 2019. The institute said a total of 34 Buddha statues, made in the period from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) to the Tang Dynasty (1368-1644), have been found during six years of excavation work. Archeologists said the statues were possibly buried during the Tang Dynasty, when there was a crackdown on Buddhism. (Photo provided to China News Service)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/02/21/bbedd20857c04a109c8323deb170a02e.jpg)
A Buddha statue in Xizhou City, Shanxi Province is seen in this photo provided by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology on Feb. 20, 2019. The institute said a total of 34 Buddha statues, made in the period from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) to the Tang Dynasty (1368-1644), have been found during six years of excavation work. Archeologists said the statues were possibly buried during the Tang Dynasty, when there was a crackdown on Buddhism. (Photo provided to China News Service)
![A Buddha statue in Xizhou City, Shanxi Province is seen in this photo provided by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology on Feb. 20, 2019. The institute said a total of 34 Buddha statues, made in the period from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) to the Tang Dynasty (1368-1644), have been found during six years of excavation work. Archeologists said the statues were possibly buried during the Tang Dynasty, when there was a crackdown on Buddhism. (Photo provided to China News Service)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/02/21/6d91f3895caf411a8ed5337c57f12321.jpg)
A Buddha statue in Xizhou City, Shanxi Province is seen in this photo provided by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology on Feb. 20, 2019. The institute said a total of 34 Buddha statues, made in the period from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) to the Tang Dynasty (1368-1644), have been found during six years of excavation work. Archeologists said the statues were possibly buried during the Tang Dynasty, when there was a crackdown on Buddhism. (Photo provided to China News Service)