Yungang Grottoes(石窟 )in Datong, Shanxi province, are a world cultural relics site that(date) back to more than 1,500 years ago. There are about 59,000 figures of the Buddha,are a priceless treasure of human culture.
, because of the effects of climate change and (nature) disasters, the grottoes are damaged year by year. Thanks to (advance) digital technology, researchers are copying Grottoes to preserve the precious cultural relics. Using 3D laser scanning technology, the researchers(digital) record the shapes, colors and other fine details of the grottoes. It can enable more people (access) the cultural relics despite the distance. June, 2020 the researchers successfully copied cave No. 12 for an (exhibit) in Hangzhou. It(hope) that the new technologies will advance the "rebirth" of the cultural relics.
