Groups of ancient Buddha statues have re-emerged in Chinese reservoirs in recent months.
These artifacts were first submerged when the Chinese communist regime started to build reservoirs and dams in the 1950s. Experts say this is another way that the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has systematically erased traditional Chinese culture.
According to Chinese media reports earlier in July, a group of Song dynasty (960–1279) cliff carvings of Buddhas have emerged on the cliffs along the Yutan Reservoir in Dazu district in Chongqing, in the upper stream of the Yangtze River, considered a cradle of Chinese civilization.
The carvings are distributed on a cliff about 10 feet high and 20 feet wide. From left to right, there are six niches with a total of 27 Buddha statues….
Ancient Statues Emerge From Chinese Reservoirs as Reminders of CCP’s Cultural Ruin
