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The the Grand Hall of the Dafo (Big Buddha) monument, a seven-storey, 90-foot-wide outbuilding of a historic temple in Gansu, China, stood little chance against the raging inferno.

The statues and human remains were discovered buried in Jingchuan County, China. This particular statue is almost 2 meters (6.6 feet) tall. Related: Cremated Remains of the 'Buddha' Discovered in ...

A fire consumed a giant Buddha statue at a major temple in northwest China, state media reported. Video shared on social media showed the statue at the Shandan Great Buddha Temple burning in the ...

GANSU (China) — A video shared on social media showed the statue at the Shandan Great Buddha Temple in Gansu province’s Shandan County burning in the early hours of Monday (July 24).