3D-printed Buddhist statues displayed in China

GP TIMES
By Weida Li

The three 3D-printed reproductions of Buddhist statues displaying in Qingdao. China News Service

QUINGDAO, CHINA---Three 3D-printed reproductions of Buddhist statues located in ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes in northwestern China are being displayed in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao, reports Chinese news media China News. They are exact replicas of the statues located at the Yungang Grottoes, which were carved into the face of a sandstone cliff during the 5th and 6th centuries in the province of Shanxi and are about 792 metres long and between nine and 18 metres high. The Grottoes were made a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001. More than 10,000 photos of the original were taken and 842 models were printed using local sandstone materials. [More]