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Article: Highway to be Moved to Protect Thousand-Year-Old Grottoes
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- August 26, 1996
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A highway situated in front of a group of thousand-year-old
buddhist grottoes in north China's Shanxi Province will be moved
early next year.
The re-routed roadway will be put to use in 1998, at an estimated
cost of more than 90 million yuan, according to government
officials.
The grottoes are located in Datong, a major coal-producing city in
China.
Every day, at least 18,000 coal trucks travel the highway in front
of the grottoes, and pollution caused by the excessive dirt and dust
they stir up, as well as the heavy vibrations they produce, has
affected and brought some damages to the ancient structures.
The newly-built road will be used mainly for tourist travel, and
heavy-duty cargo ...