(8 of 10 of Dazu Buddhist Grottoes)
They are generally smaller in scale but no less detailed. Many of the statues have been eroded by time beyond recognition. Their faces mere outcroppings of the stone wall. Some appear to have been defaced. Their limbs mere stumps. Those that survive the test of time however, stand proud and tall, graceful and elegant: a testament to the glory that belongs to the Tang.
They are generally smaller in scale but no less detailed. Many of the statues have been eroded by time beyond recognition. Their faces mere outcroppings of the stone wall. Some appear to have been defaced. Their limbs mere stumps. Those that survive the test of time however, stand proud and tall, graceful and elegant: a testament to the glory that belongs to the Tang.
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