An expert from the National Museum of Wales examines the relics to be shown during the tour exhibition at Dazu Carving Museum in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, Nov. 17, 2010. A total of 48 relics of Dazu Carvings priced over 100 million yuan altogether will be transported to Britain and start a tour exhibition around the world on Nov. 26. The Dazu Carvings are some of the most famous grotto art in China. They comprise more than 50,000 stone sculptures of Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian figures. The site was added to the World Heritage list in December 1999. (Xinhua/Luo Guojia)
An expert from the National Museum of Wales examines the relics to be shown during the tour exhibition at Dazu Carving Museum in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, Nov. 17, 2010. A total of 48 relics of Dazu Carvings priced over 100 million yuan altogether will be transported to Britain and start a tour exhibition around the world on Nov. 26. The Dazu Carvings are some of the most famous grotto art in China. They comprise more than 50,000 stone sculptures of Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian figures. The site was added to the World Heritage list in December 1999. (Xinhua/Luo Guojia)
Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2010 shows a Buddha's head sculpture of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) at Dazu Carving Museum in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China. A total of 48 relics of Dazu Carvings priced over 100 million yuan altogether will be transported to Britain and start a tour exhibition around the world on Nov. 26. The Dazu Carvings are some of the most famous grotto art in China. They comprise more than 50,000 stone sculptures of Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian figures. The site was added to the World Heritage list in December 1999. (Xinhua/Luo Guojia)
Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2010 shows a stone sculpture of Kwan-yin of Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) at Dazu Carving Museum in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China. A total of 48 relics of Dazu Carvings priced over 100 million yuan altogether will be transported to Britain and start a tour exhibition around the world on Nov. 26. The Dazu Carvings are some of the most famous grotto art in China. They comprise more than 50,000 stone sculptures of Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian figures. The site was added to the World Heritage list in December 1999. (Xinhua/Luo Guojia)
