Buddha of Bamiyan reappears through projection
- By Chen Boyuan
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A Chinese team recreated one of two legendary Buddhas of Bamiyan through architectural projection recently to show their respect to the traditional friendship between China and Afghanistan.
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A Chinese team recreated one of two legendary Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan. [Photo/Xinhua] |
More than 1,000 local people clapped their hands, sang and danced before the virtual image of the 53-meter-tall Buddha statue. Many even shed tears, saying that this was the Buddha of Bamiyan that used to be able to see before Taliban blew them up.
Zhang Xinyu and Liang Hong, a Chinese couple and the leaders of the team, said they felt all their efforts paid off at the sight of happy Afghan people at the event on the evenings of June 6 and June 7.
"These Afghans won't remember our name, let alone which company in China we are from. But they will definitely remember that Chinese people came here and did such a significant thing," said the couple.
Both from Beijing, the couple love travelling and through work, they know a lot about projection technologies. They paid multiple visits to local museums to check information about the Buddhas dating from 1,500 years ago to ensure the accuracy of their projection.
The couple learnt that Japanese scientists had intended to restore the destroyed Buddhas through laser technologies but were denied by the United Nations over concerns about the risks. That was when the couple and their team turned to architectural projection.
The couple donated the equipment worth US$100,000 equipment to the local Afghan government, saying it was "a gift to the Afghan people from Chinese people." They required the local government at Bamiyan to project the image of the Buddhas of Bamiyan every year.
The two Buddhas of Bamiyan, 53 meters and 37 meters tall respectively, were pulled down by the Taliban in March 2001, despite fierce international condemnation. Experts from many countries have tried to restore the statues, but such plans are unlikely to materialize in the near future, due to limitations from various sides.
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