Longmen Complex

Scientists have found traces of bright polychrome coloring of giant statues of 1300 years ago from the Longmen complex

(ORDO NEWS) — Remains of gilding, a thin layer of silver, glaze, as well as multi-colored paints were found by Chinese archaeologists on the surfaces of giant figures from the Buddhist rock temple complex Longmen, the Academy for the Study of Longmen reported. The cave-temple complex Longmen / Dragon Gate / is located near the center of Luoyang, Henan Province / Central China /. In 2000, it was included by…