Thesis
Deterioration and conservation of rock-hewn sandstone cave-temples in Longdong area, China
- Abstract:
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Cave-temples are multivalent types of immovable cultural heritage which link spiritual values as places for Buddhism rituals, aesthetic values because of the Buddha sculptures, inscriptions and murals they contain, historic values as significant objective evidence of the history of the eastward spread of Buddhism, as well as economic values as tourist attractions. It is, therefore, highly necessary to preserve them in a sustainable manner and pass them on to the next generation. The Longdong...
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+ Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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- Funder identifier:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000266
- Grant:
- EP/L016036/1
- Programme:
- Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology (SEAHA) is an EPSRC funded Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) which trains doctoral students in cross disciplinary heritage science research from 2014-2022.
+ The Science and the Technology Department of Gansu Province, China
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- Grant:
- 18ZD2FA001
- Programme:
- Major Science and Technology Project of Gansu Province, China - 'Research and Application on Anti-weathering Technology for Sandstone Cave-temples'
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Language:
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Chinese and English
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- Deposit date:
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2021-04-27
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- Copyright holder:
- Wang, Y
- Copyright date:
- 2021
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