Chen Wenzhe walked around in this passage several times, and finally identified a weak point.
"When blasting from this side, the thickness of the rock here is only less than 40 centimeters."
This is the first time that Chen Wenzhe has used the skills of a Taoist mountain mover to move mountains. This skill is mainly used to dig mountain tunnels.
Of course, it should also be good for mining or something.
It's a pity that Chen Wenzhe has never had a chance to use it since he learned it. He didn't expect that he would be able to use this skill during this treasure hunt.
Gao Qijing recruited people and quickly set up the equipment.
However, he won't just start blasting in a daze...
Gao Qijing asked people to go back outside, contact the port via mobile phone, and ask them to send a search team to search the hills near the port to see if there was anything going on.
Soon, Gao Qijing came back.
"We are very lucky. It is raining heavily outside. Even if there is a ship going out to sea, we should have returned to port long ago. There is no one outside."
"Then let's blast it." Chen Wenzhe said a little excitedly.
He really didn't expect that things would go so smoothly.
He felt a slight shock, then a muffled sound, and the explosion was over.
When the smoke cleared, Chen Wenzhe went over and took a look. A hole more than one meter high had been blown out.
After looking inside, some rocks were blown to pieces and flew into the interior of the small cave.
Chen Wenzhe really didn't expect that the small rocks broken by the explosion would actually fly into the cave.
He quickly got in and saw that the passage was empty and there was nothing.
Turning his head, he immediately saw a figure.
No, it should be a Buddha statue.
Large or small, most of them are sitting Buddhas, but as long as there are standing Buddha statues, they are not small.
But it’s not really big, because it’s too big to transport. The ones that can be easily moved deep into the cave are only one or two meters tall at most.
This is not easy either. These Buddha statues are very heavy at first glance.
After scanning around for a while, Chen Wenzhe discovered a lot of statues of Sakyamuni. At first glance, this Buddha statue came from the Elephant Kingdom.
These statues were made earlier or later, and it seems that many of them are disciples of Sakyamuni?
Chen Wenzhe only briefly sketched some things about Buddhism. He had read some information but did not study it in depth, so he did not understand it very well.
However, he can still recognize some of them after seeing them. After all, he has a strong memory!
For example, the Buddha statue in front of you is obviously about the Buddha's teachings.
In the 6th and 5th centuries BC, Sakyamuni realized the method of liberating from reincarnation under the Bodhi tree, and became a Buddha with perfect deeds.
The five followers who traveled with him became his first disciples.
In the past, the six Buddha statues looked like a series. These were the Buddha and his five disciples.
As for the more Buddha statues at the back, they must be disciples recruited by later disciples.
Slowly, Buddhism spread to the world following the footsteps of Buddhists.
Until now, there should not be many countries that still use Buddhism as their state religion, right? The Elephant Country is one of the very few.
Before the Elephant Kingdom was founded, Buddhism was introduced through exchanges with monk Asan.
Since the 13th century, Buddhism has been the state religion of Elephant Country, and even today, more than 95% of Elephant Country people believe in Buddhism.
The Elephant Kingdom now has the largest number of temples in the world, with more than 30,000 temples.
They also have the largest number of Buddha statues in the world. The country's total population is only 60 million, and there are as many as 40 million Buddha statues.
It is because there are many temples and Buddha statues in Elephant Kingdom that there are so many Buddha statues here.
Just by looking at them briefly, Chen Wenzhe knew that these Buddha statues were of high quality.
That's right, it's not a high-quality product, and even the little devils won't like it.
This was an unexpected gain. When I saw it, I naturally had to find a way to get it away.
However, before transporting it away, you must take a good look at it and register it for later transportation.
Chen Wenzhe sighed. He hadn't finished the previous work, and he didn't expect so much more work to be added.
However, he must be enjoying this kind of trouble that can only be regarded as happiness.
While walking, count and memorize the characteristics. Of course, taking photos is essential.
Every Buddha statue, or niche, and pagoda here needs to be photographed as a souvenir.
Chen Wenzhe really didn't expect that there were not only Buddha statues hidden here, but also many gold creations.
For example, some gold bases, um, gold-plated bronze bases, and even wood carving bases, there are quite a few here.
Compared with Buddha statues, these things are definitely not taken seriously, so they are all piled up in some corners, or even stacked on top of each other.
If you don't look carefully, they are all buried in dust.
Of course, the main reason is that there are some treasures inside, which are very conspicuous and difficult to miss.
For example, there is a row of pagodas in front of us. The lowest one is one meter high. It is so large that it is difficult to miss it.
The most conspicuous among them must be some golden pagodas, large and small, all piled up in a small cave.
Compared with those Buddha statues, these pagodas and the like are definitely not that precious.
Besides, it was now covered with a thick layer of dust, making it even more inconspicuous.
He reached out and wiped it, and a two-meter-high pagoda shone brightly.
"There's nothing special about it!" Chen Wenzhe was a little disappointed.
Compared with the Nine-Linglong Pagoda that Cixi was buried with, this golden pagoda is terrible.
It is just a tower made of gold. Except for some inlaid red and sapphires, there is no conspicuous craftsmanship.
So after just a brief inspection, Chen Wenzhe left in disappointment.
It’s better to deal with those Buddha statues first, these are precious cultural relics.
At this time, when he encountered a Buddha statue, he would touch it with his hands to see what material it was made of.
After watching for a while, he also discovered it.
Among so many Buddha statues, some are made of clay, some are carved from stone, and some are carved from wood. A few of them are the Jade Buddha and the Golden Buddha.
When a kid is searching for Buddha statues, he must choose the precious ones to grab.
Therefore, the most common Buddha statues here are bronze statues and gilt bronze statues, followed by wooden statues, and the fewest ones are Jade Buddha, Golden Buddha and Stone Buddha!
"Is this a Buddha statue from the old country?"
Looking at the Buddha statue in front of me, it is a golden Buddha, and there is a gold pagoda more than one meter high next to it.
The pagoda is slender and looks like the style from the Elephant Kingdom, but the Buddha statue is obviously from the style of the Lao Kingdom.
The biggest feature of old Buddha statues is that the earlobe lines are very graceful.
Since the old country was influenced by Western colonization, the base of the Buddha statue was combined with a Christian shape. The Buddha in front of you is in the posture of subduing demons.
"It seems that not only the Elephant Kingdom has suffered, but also Buddha statues from the old country and Burma have come here!"
Then I looked at another Buddha statue. At first glance, it was not a pure gold seated Buddha.
Because if it were made of pure gold, why couldn't this two-meter-tall sitting Buddha weigh three or four tons?
I touched it, and sure enough, it was a wood-carved seated Buddha.