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Longmen's Stone Buddhas and Cultural Heritage

- When Antiquity Met Modernity in China

About Longmen's Stone Buddhas and Cultural Heritage

This book offers the first history of the rediscovery of a UNESCO World Heritage site in China, Longmen's caves and the Buddhist statuary of Luoyang. Drawing on fieldwork and archival sources, Wang traces the ties between cultural heritage and modernity, unraveling how this historical monument has been understood from antiquity to the present.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781538141106
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 314
  • Published:
  • May 31, 2020
  • Dimensions:
  • 160x229x25 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 676 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 18, 2024

Description of Longmen's Stone Buddhas and Cultural Heritage

This book offers the first history of the rediscovery of a UNESCO World Heritage site in China, Longmen's caves and the Buddhist statuary of Luoyang. Drawing on fieldwork and archival sources, Wang traces the ties between cultural heritage and modernity, unraveling how this historical monument has been understood from antiquity to the present.

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