China: Bodhisattva images flanking recessed Buddhas within the dark recesses of the Dafo Si (Great Buddha Temple), Zhangye, Gansu Province

Zhangye is an important light industrial and agricultural centre at the heart of the Hexi Corridor with a population of about 200,000. It was originally an important garrison town designed to protect Silk Road traffic and keep the troublesome nomadic invaders out of China Proper.

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CPA Media Co. Ltd.

Photographer:

David Henley

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Pictures From Asia