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1600-yr-old grottoes under digital protection
    2022-10-27  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

THE digital protection project of the Mati Temple Grottoes in Zhangye City, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, has been completed, local authorities said Tuesday.

The project launched last June, with a total investment of 3.89 million yuan (US$530,000), includes data collection for the surrounding environment of the grottoes, digital scanning of the murals and sculptures preserved in primary caves, 3D reconstruction of cave structures and panoramic warping, among others.

As the grottoes were built on fragile red sandstone at an altitude of about 2,500 meters, the climatic conditions and rough terrain have brought about risks such as weathering and efflorescence for the grottoes despite many necessary protective measures, according to the institute for cultural heritage preservation in Zhangye.

Digital technology is a new approach to permanently preserving cultural relics and will usher in a new era for future exhibitions, the institute said.

(Xinhua)

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