CHINA-TIBET-ZANDA-CULTURAL RELICS-GUARDIAN (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-ZANDA-CULTURAL RELICS-GUARDIAN (CN)

(230528) -- ZANDA, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 26, 2023 shows the Piyang grottoes in Zanda County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Hidden among sandstone hills in remote western Tibet, a stretch of honeycomb-shaped caverns is way beyond the reach of most travelers. Known as the Donggar and Piyang grottoes, the 1,000-year-old caverns in the Tibet Autonomous Region's Ngari Prefecture hold one of the world's greatest collections of Tibetan Buddhist murals. Rigzin Wangzhab, 75, has been guarding the site for more than 20 years. "When I was very young, I was told that the grottoes on the mountain were relics of high research value, so I had been thinking about doing something for them," Rigzin recalled. It was in 2002 that Rigzin learned of a job opening for these cultural relics protection. He applied for the position, strongly believing that the job would be the best way for him to guard the relics. Buddhist murals have been previously foun

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