Only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world remains intact today , but that does n’t mean there are n’t other wonders leave behind to admire . The Royal Cave Temple , part of the renowned Longmen Grottoes in Henan Province , China , is a good example . And on March 10,The Daily Mailreports , for the first time in decades , the cave will be opened to the world .
The Longmen Grottoes are a will to human creativity and dedication . Over a thousand years ago , artists carvedmore than 2300 cave and nichesinto a stretch of limestone less than a naut mi long . Tucked and carved into these grottoes are nearly 110,000 Buddhist statue , representing 150 years of spiritual and artistic chronicle . For all their exposure to the elements and human dealings , the grottoes and their inhabitants continue remarkably well - save — with the possible exception of the long - obscure Royal Cave Temple , also know as the Kan Jing temple .
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legend of the obscure temple tell of a cave decked out with rare artifacts that span several dynasty . At 30 foundation high , 33 feet deep , and 34 foot wide , the Kan Jing Temple occupies the largest grotto on the mass . Historians trust the cave was first carved out during the Tang Dynasty ( 618 to 907 CE ) as an purple shrine for Empress Wu Zetian and , afterwards , her grandson , theEmperor Li Longji . The temple , like so many other interior treasures , was destroyed amid the chaos of the Taiwanese ethnical revolution in the sixties and ' 70s . Archaeologists have been working to restore the cave and its treasures since , including replacing the synagogue ’s primary statue .
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[ h / tThe Daily Mail ]
