A serious fire broke out at the Big Buddha Santan Monastery. More than 1,500 years old in Gansu Province northwestern china causing heavy damage
On July 24, 2023, the official Chinese news website CCTV reported that a massive fire broke out at the Santan Great Buddha Temple in northwest China’s Gansu Province. at dawn Eyewitnesses stated that both the church and the surrounding building structure was burned by fire, was heavily damaged, and some of them collapsed. At the same time, the authorities hastened the evacuation of people making merit and people living in communities around the temples to safe places.
According to a local official in Gansu province, firefighters mobilized to extinguish the blaze. It took several hours to bring the flames under control around 10:00 a.m.
Chinese local media reported that Big Buddha Temple Located at the foot of Liao Gao Mountain. It is 5 kilometers west of Shantan, with a history of more than 1,500 years. It was first built during the Northern Wei Dynasty. Dating back to AD 425, it is considered a jewel of Buddhist history. which has been devastated by many destructions throughout China’s long history.
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2023-07-25 00:19:10
