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Ancient Buddha found as water level of reservoir lowers in E China

2017-01-12 08:53:48 | From:Xinhua

Archaeologists work near a Buddha head at the Hongmen reservoir in Nancheng county, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 8, 2017. As the water level of the Hongmen reservoir lowered in the end of 2016, some historical relics, including a Buddha head believed to be from the Ming Dynasty, were found in Nancheng county. Archaeological work is underway. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang) 

A historical site with carved Chinese characters is seen at the Hongmen reservoir in Nancheng county, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 8, 2017. As the water level of the Hongmen reservoir lowered in the end of 2016, some historical relics, including a Buddha head believed to be from the Ming Dynasty, were found in Nancheng county. Archaeology work is underway. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)  

A Buddha head emerges from the water at the Hongmen reservoir in Nancheng county, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 8, 2017. As the water level of the Hongmen reservoir lowered in the end of 2016, some historical relics, including a Buddha head believed to be from the Ming Dynasty, were found in Nancheng county. Archaeology work is underway. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang) 

Archaeologists check a piece of relices salvaged from the Hongmen reservoir in Nancheng county, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 8, 2017. As the water level of the Hongmen reservoir lowered in the end of 2016, some historical relics, including a Buddha head believed to be from the Ming Dynasty, were found in Nancheng county. Archaeology work is underway. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang) 

Archaeologists take photos of the Buddha head at the Hongmen reservoir in Nancheng county, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 8, 2017. As the water level of the Hongmen reservoir lowered in the end of 2016, some historical relics, including a Buddha head believed to be from the Ming Dynasty, were found in Nancheng county. Archaeology work is underway. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

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