Construction of the Dongfang Hong Hydroelectric Plant in the 1970s caused the water level of the Muzat River to rise and has increased the rate of decay of the wall paintings.[1] Long-term preservation measures under the auspices of UNESCO began in 1999 with extensive documentation and survey work and consolidation of the conglomerate rock from which the caves are excavated.[1][9] The site was among the first to be designated for protection in 1961 as a Major National Historical and Cultural Site.[10] In 2008 Kumtula Grottoes was submitted for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Chinese Section of the Silk Road.[11]
^ abcAgnew, Neville, ed. (2010). Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road: Proceedings of the Second International Conference(PDF). Getty Conservation Institute. pp. 37–9. ISBN9781606060131.
^Wang Weidong, ed. (2008). 库木吐喇石窟内容总录 [A general record of the Kumtura caves] (in Chinese). 文物出版社. ISBN9787501023844.
^(Other than Kizil)... "The nearby site of Kumtura contains over a hundred caves, forty of which contain painted murals or inscriptions. Other cave sites near Kucha include Subashi, Kizilgaha, and Simsim." in Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (24 November 2013). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. Princeton University Press. p. 438. ISBN978-1-4008-4805-8.
^"Chinese Section of the Silk Road". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
^Kageyama, Etsuko (2016). "Change of suspension systems of daggers and swords in eastern Eurasia: Its relation to the Hephthalite occupation of Central Asia" (PDF). ZINBUN. 46: 200-202.
^MUZIO, CIRO LO (2008). "Remarks on the Paintings from the Buddhist Monastery of Fayaz Tepe (Southern Uzbekistan)". Bulletin of the Asia Institute. 22: 202, note 45. ISSN 0890-4464. JSTOR 24049243.
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kumtura, caves, kumtura, thousand, buddha, caves, simplified, chinese, 库木吐喇千佛洞, traditional, chinese, 庫木吐喇千佛洞, pinyin, kùmùtǔlǎ, qiānfódòng, also, qumtura, buddhist, cave, temple, site, autonomous, region, xinjiang, china, site, located, some, west, kucha, kuq. The Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves simplified Chinese 库木吐喇千佛洞 traditional Chinese 庫木吐喇千佛洞 pinyin Kumutǔlǎ Qianfodong also Qumtura is a Buddhist cave temple site in the Autonomous Region of Xinjiang China The site is located some 25 km west of Kucha Kuqa County on the ancient Silk Road 1 2 Other famous sites nearby are the Kizilgaha caves the Kizil Caves Subashi Temple and the Simsim caves 3 Kumtura CavesKumtula GrottoesShown within XinjiangShow map of XinjiangKumtura Caves China Show map of ChinaLocationXinjiang ChinaCoordinates41 42 42 N 82 40 42 E 41 7117 N 82 6784 E 41 7117 82 6784 112 cave temples survive dating from the fifth to the eleventh centuries Damaged by occasional habitation after abandonment of the site Kumtura was visited by a number of the early foreign expeditions to Chinese Central Asia including the 1902 Ōtani expedition Oldenburg and Le Coq 4 5 6 7 The last detached several wall paintings and took them back to Berlin now at the Museum fur Asiatische Kunst 8 Construction of the Dongfang Hong Hydroelectric Plant in the 1970s caused the water level of the Muzat River to rise and has increased the rate of decay of the wall paintings 1 Long term preservation measures under the auspices of UNESCO began in 1999 with extensive documentation and survey work and consolidation of the conglomerate rock from which the caves are excavated 1 9 The site was among the first to be designated for protection in 1961 as a Major National Historical and Cultural Site 10 In 2008 Kumtula Grottoes was submitted for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Chinese Section of the Silk Road 11 Contents 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGallery edit nbsp Kumtura Caves overview nbsp The Kumtura Grottoes are located along the Muzat River nbsp Kumtura Caves sample plan nbsp Headless statue from Kumtura at the Museum fur Asiatische Kunst Berlin nbsp Donors in Hephthalite style Kumtura Caves Similar donors can be seen in the Kizil Caves 12 13 Circa 500 CE 14 15 nbsp Group of donors in Tocharian clothing Kumtura Caves nbsp Dignitary seized by soldiers Kumtura painting 8th 9th century CE nbsp Statuettes of Devatas Kumtura nbsp Man in royal attire Kumtura Caves nbsp Kumtura deity dome nbsp Kumtura deity dome nbsp Fresco on the domeSee also editPrinciples for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China National Heritage Sites in Xinjiang Ah ai Grotto Kizil Caves Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves Mogao Caves International Dunhuang ProjectReferences edit a b c Agnew Neville ed 2010 Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road Proceedings of the Second International Conference PDF Getty Conservation Institute pp 37 9 ISBN 9781606060131 Wang Weidong ed 2008 库木吐喇石窟内容总录 A general record of the Kumtura caves in Chinese 文物出版社 ISBN 9787501023844 Other than Kizil The nearby site of Kumtura contains over a hundred caves forty of which contain painted murals or inscriptions Other cave sites near Kucha include Subashi Kizilgaha and Simsim in Buswell Robert E Lopez Donald S 24 November 2013 The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism Princeton University Press p 438 ISBN 978 1 4008 4805 8 Japanese Collections International Dunhuang Project Retrieved 28 April 2012 Russian Collections International Dunhuang Project Retrieved 28 April 2012 German Collections International Dunhuang Project Retrieved 28 April 2012 Hopkirk Peter 1984 Foreign Devils on the Silk Road The Search for the Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia University of Massachusetts Press ISBN 0870234358 MIA Kumtura Collection University of Washington Retrieved 28 April 2012 The Conservation and Restoration of Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves UNESCO Archived from the original on 18 January 2013 Retrieved 28 April 2012 国务院关于公布第一批全国重点文物保护单位名单的通知 1st Designations in Chinese State Administration of Cultural Heritage 3 April 1961 Archived from the original on 9 June 2012 Retrieved 28 April 2012 Chinese Section of the Silk Road UNESCO Retrieved 28 April 2012 Kageyama Etsuko 2016 Change of suspension systems of daggers and swords in eastern Eurasia Its relation to the Hephthalite occupation of Central Asia PDF ZINBUN 46 200 202 Kurbanov Aydogdy 2014 THE HEPHTHALITES ICONOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS PDF Tyragetia 8 324 MUZIO CIRO LO 2008 Remarks on the Paintings from the Buddhist Monastery of Fayaz Tepe Southern Uzbekistan Bulletin of the Asia Institute 22 202 note 45 ISSN 0890 4464 JSTOR 24049243 MIA Berlin Turfan Collection Kizil depts washington edu External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kumtura Caves Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves Conservation Project UNESCO Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road 1st Conference GCI Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road 2nd Conference GCI Xinjiang Cultural Relics Bureau search term 库木吐喇千佛洞 Archived 2018 12 11 at the Wayback Machine in Chinese Xinjiang Travel Reliable amp Authentic Guide from Local Travel Experts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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