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Rare and modern books

The Yunkang Caves

Peking Wen Wu Press 1973,

20.00 €

Pali s.r.l. Libreria

(Roma, Italy)
Closed until Nov. 29, 2024.

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Publishers
Peking Wen Wu Press 1973
Keyword
CINA China Chine
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Good
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

Good with no dust jacket; Pamphlet covers partially detached. 130 x 180 mm.; pg. 30; Twenty-five black-and-white photos. "The cave temples of Yunkang are situated in the north cliffs of Wuchow Mountain, which stands sixteen kilometres west of the city of Tatung, Shansi province. These caves, hollowed out of the cliffs, stretch for about one kilometre from east to west. Fifty-three of them remain till this day. They contain over fifty-one thousand statues and constitute one of the largest groups of stone caves in China. ". Binding is Pamphlet