Chapter 28 The dark light that appears in vain

Ouyang Jie reluctantly handed the phone to Helanshan, then Zhou Qingyang, Bai Yu, Shen Qingcheng, and Chen Yuliang handed the phone to Cao Yanyan in turn, and went to Cao Yanyan to seal all the phones in the safe.

"We should not stay here for too long. Experts, please follow the unified arrangements and go back together." Helanshan told everyone the rules, and Dr. Stephen cooperated with him, helping Helanshan maintain order.

When it was just dark, a group of about ten people finally walked to the foot of Mogao Grottoes.

There was a mystery in the Mogao Grottoes in the twilight. Shen Qingcheng looked at the direction of the Mogao Grottoes and was stunned. The woman's voice seemed to sound in his ears again.

Chen Yuliang tidied Shen Qingcheng's collar and helped him pull up the zipper of his clothes. "Qingcheng, have you been looking forward to it for a long time? Why did you walk in front of him and look down on your feet?"

Shen Qingcheng came to his senses and looked at Chen Yuliang awkwardly, "Teacher, what is the legend of Mogao Grottoes?"

In fact, Shen Qingcheng had done enough homework for Mogao Grottoes before, but he still hoped to hear some different stories about Mogao Grottoes.

Chen Yuliang pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, "Do you want to listen to the official history? Or is it passed down by word of mouth?"

Shen Qingcheng scratched his head, "Teacher, please tell me what was passed down by word of mouth."

Chen Yuliang walked in front and looked back at Shen Qingcheng behind him. He looked at Dr. Stephen and Zhou Qingyang. Ouyang Jie had already reached the end.

"Qingcheng, I will tell you one by one after another. Now you see Dr. Stephen and the others have arrived, so we can't fall behind."

As he said that, Chen Yuliang stepped up and held Shen Qingcheng's hand, like a kind father holding his young son.

"Brother Bai, look at Professor Chen holding this wood, does he look like a father and son, or an old father to his younger son, then look at Professor Chen's kind fatherly smile..."

Before Cao Yanyan finished speaking, Bai Yu rubbed her hair pamperedly, "You, don't talk nonsense! Don't say such things in the future. One of them has the surname Chen and the other has the surname Shen. How could they be father and son?"

Cao Yanyan pouted, "They just said they looked like father and son, but they didn't say they were real father and son."

Dr. Stephen pointed to the nine-story tower of Mogao Grottoes in the night, against the backdrop of lights. "Swallow, what are these neon lights installed?"

Cao Yanyan followed Stephen's gaze and said, "Uncle Si, do you think of Jingguang Light? This has been in place for many years, in order to meet the needs of tourists to visit Mogao Grottoes at night. But tonight, we closed the hall and there were no tourists."

"I didn't expect that the nine-story tower under the neon lights would look unique." Dr. Stephen praised.

"Time flies so fast. It has been thirty years since we applied for World Heritage until now. We have known each other for thirty years." Helanshan patted his shoulder behind Dr. Stephen and said with emotion.

Dr. Stephen wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "It's a pity that the Wenjian did not see the Mogao Grottoes listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site, which is a pity."

When Helanshan saw Dr. Stephen, he remembered Cao Wenguang again, but he didn't know how to comfort him.

Cao Yanyan didn't say anything beside her. When she saw Helanshan not knowing how to comfort Dr. Stephen, she spoke.

"Uncle Si, don't be sad. My grandma said that this man has his own life. Dad fulfilled his destiny, so he left."

Shen Qingcheng became more and more curious about Cao Wenguang. The departure of a person can make so many people think of him. I think Cao Wenguang is not an ordinary person.

"Today I specially invite you to visit Mogao Grottoes at night. There are two main things that need to be bothered by experts." When the group came to the open space in front of the Nine-story Tower, Helan Mountain said loudly to everyone.

Everyone held their breath and continued to listen, "The first thing today is to let the experts make suggestions on the development of night scenes and building protection work. The second is to provide guidance on the restoration of our 100th cave.

At present, there are 492 caves in the entire Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, each of which has flying sky paintings, about 4,500. The number of them can be said to be the most preserving of flying sky among Buddhist grottoes and temples in the world and China."

When Shen Qingcheng heard about the flying sky, his heart was inexplicably thrilled.

"Qingcheng, I'm waiting for you in Dunhuang." Shen Qingcheng's ears sounded the voice of a mysterious woman in his dream again.

After Helanshan explained everything, he led everyone to the ninth-story tower first. Because he climbed the tower at night, Cao Yanyan was still a little scared.

"At present, our scenery lights are mainly placed around the tower, and we want to create a different nine-story tower under the night sky." Helan Mountain introduced to everyone.

Dr. Stephen looked at the view lights and then the light strips arranged around it, "Lighting for a long time is not recommended. Such strong light will damage the rock mass. It is good to increase the beauty of the night view, but such lighting is a destruction of cultural relics."

Helanshan scratched his head, "Okay, I've written down this suggestion, and we'll improve it in the future."

When Stephen climbed to the second floor tower, he asked Helan Mountain beside him, "By the way, the reception of your tourists is now the same. How many tourists will there be every day?"

Helan Mountain walks next to Dr. Stephen and reminds Dr. Stephen to pay attention to his feet. "We have controlled the number of visitors. Each route will arrange eight caves. Once the temperature, humidity or carbon dioxide of the cave exceeds the standard, we will stop opening it to the public to restore it and allow tourists to visit other caves. Currently, about 6,000 tourists visiting Mogao Grottoes every day, and some tourists who exceed the limit can only see four caves."

Dr. Stephen was satisfied with Helan Mountain's answer. After all, the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang have to be said to be an artistic miracle. At that time, there was no tool left such an amazing scene. This has to be said to be an artistic treasure that has attracted worldwide attention.

With a pious heart, Shen Qingcheng watched the nine-story tower in the night. In these nine-story towers, the world's largest indoor statue of Maitreya sitting cross-legged. As a Buddhist sculptor, Shen Qingcheng was amazed at the amazing works of his predecessors.

Cao Yanyan explained to everyone, "The big Buddha in the pavilion sits eastward with his back mountain, his legs sag naturally, and his feet land on the ground. The height is 35.5 meters. It is the largest Buddha in Mogao Grottoes. In our country, it is the third largest Buddha (the first Buddha is 71.6 meters high in Leshan, Sichuan; the second Buddha is 36.67 meters high in Rongxian, Sichuan). In the world, it is the largest Buddha built indoors, and it is also the world's first among stone-womb clay Buddha statues."
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