China-Buddha Statue/Jiangxi

Ming Dynasty Buddha statue discovered in east China

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Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, east China - Recent
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1. Buddha statue submerged in water
2. Various of men gesturing about Buddha statue

Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, east China - Jan 13, 2017
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3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xu Changqing, director, Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Archeology (partially overlaid with shot 4):
"The exposed Buddha head belongs to Shakyamuni (the Gautama Buddha), who sits on a lotus flower. As we can see, the Buddha statue is well preserved. We also discovered two slants of temple roofs on the cliff face. That means there must have been temple constructions here in the early Ming Dynasty."

Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, east China - Recent
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4. Buddha statue submerged in water
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5. Tiles, lifebuoy
6. People assessing tiles
7. Drone
8. Various of people in boat surveying Buddha statue
9. Man preparing equipment
10. Divers jumping into water
11. Divers swimming toward Buddha statue

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Archeologists in east China's Jiangxi Province recently discovered a Buddha statue which dates back hundreds of years to the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 AD).

The well-preserved statue was found in a reservoir in the province's Fuzhou City. A lower water level recently revealed a Buddha head and the top of an archway which was visible just above the water surface.

"The exposed Buddha head belongs to Shakyamuni (the Gautama Buddha), who sits on a lotus flower. As we can see, the Buddha statue is well preserved. We also discovered two slants of temple roofs on the cliff face. That means there must have been temple constructions here in the early Ming Dynasty," said Xu Changqing, director of Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Archeology.

The archeologists also detected remnants of temple construction under the water using sonar technology. The remnants could be the temple mentioned in the travel records of the renowned 17th century Chinese travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake.

Archeologists believe that further exploration of the site could yield precious information about the region's cultural development during the Ming Dynasty.

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  • ID : 8040864
  • Dateline : Jan 13, 2017/Recent
  • Location : Fuzhou,Jiangxi,China
  • Category : arts, culture and entertainment
  • Duration : 1'29
  • Audio Language : Chinese/Nats/Part Mute
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2017-01-15 07:52
  • Last Modified : 2017-05-10 18:13:00
  • Version : 2

China-Buddha Statue/Jiangxi

Ming Dynasty Buddha statue discovered in east China

Dateline : Jan 13, 2017/Recent

Location : Fuzhou,Jiangxi,China

Duration : 1'29

  • English


Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, east China - Recent
++ 4:3 ++
1. Buddha statue submerged in water
2. Various of men gesturing about Buddha statue

Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, east China - Jan 13, 2017
++ 16:9 ++
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xu Changqing, director, Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Archeology (partially overlaid with shot 4):
"The exposed Buddha head belongs to Shakyamuni (the Gautama Buddha), who sits on a lotus flower. As we can see, the Buddha statue is well preserved. We also discovered two slants of temple roofs on the cliff face. That means there must have been temple constructions here in the early Ming Dynasty."

Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, east China - Recent
++ 4:3 ++
++ SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE ++
4. Buddha statue submerged in water
++ SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE ++
5. Tiles, lifebuoy
6. People assessing tiles
7. Drone
8. Various of people in boat surveying Buddha statue
9. Man preparing equipment
10. Divers jumping into water
11. Divers swimming toward Buddha statue


Archeologists in east China's Jiangxi Province recently discovered a Buddha statue which dates back hundreds of years to the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 AD).

The well-preserved statue was found in a reservoir in the province's Fuzhou City. A lower water level recently revealed a Buddha head and the top of an archway which was visible just above the water surface.

"The exposed Buddha head belongs to Shakyamuni (the Gautama Buddha), who sits on a lotus flower. As we can see, the Buddha statue is well preserved. We also discovered two slants of temple roofs on the cliff face. That means there must have been temple constructions here in the early Ming Dynasty," said Xu Changqing, director of Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Archeology.

The archeologists also detected remnants of temple construction under the water using sonar technology. The remnants could be the temple mentioned in the travel records of the renowned 17th century Chinese travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake.

Archeologists believe that further exploration of the site could yield precious information about the region's cultural development during the Ming Dynasty.

ID : 8040864

Published : 2017-01-15 07:52

Last Modified : 2017-05-10 18:13:00

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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