At the "2025 International Forum on the Protection of Grotto Temples" being held in Luoyang, Henan Province, experts and scholars from more than 10 countries and international organizations unanimously praised the protection experience of Chinese grotto temples, hoping that these successful experiences can be promoted and referenced internationally. Dunhuang Academy has established multiple coupling laboratories to provide technological support for the protection of earthen sites. The "Digital Dunhuang" resource library and the "Digital Scripture Cave" massive digital achievements have been opened and launched, enhancing the level of activation and utilization of grotto temples; The Longmen Grottoes Research Institute has successfully repaired the collapsed eaves of the grottoes using 3D printing, and restored damaged statues using digital technology, accumulating valuable experience for the research and exhibition of lost overseas cultural relics; At the Maijishan Grottoes, the largest grotto earthquake monitoring array in China has been constructed, providing a guarantee for seismic early warning of cultural relics; The Dazu Rock Carvings Research Institute presents the stone sculptures in the digital world through live scene scanning and fine modeling, so that the charm of traditional culture can be revitalized in the modern context... The speeches of experts and scholars in the protection of Chinese grotto temples enable the guests to see the panorama of the protection of Chinese grotto temples. Mary Raul Ravennier, Director General of the International Council on Monuments and Sites, pointed out that grotto temples are important witnesses of human civilization. China is committed to sustainable development in the field of cultural heritage protection and management, and hopes that more Chinese experience can contribute to global academic cooperation. Long Miao, Director of the Research Department of the Shanghai Branch of the UNESCO Asia Pacific World Heritage Training and Research Center, particularly appreciates China's potential for sustainable development in the protection and management of grotto temples. She believes that sustainable concepts such as green employment and scientific innovation should be deeply integrated into cultural heritage protection, and through community participation and capacity building, heritage protection can truly benefit local people's livelihoods. Xie Bing, Deputy Director of the National Cutural Heritage Administration, pointed out that the pattern of systematic protection and overall protection of China's grotto temples has been gradually constructed, focusing on the transformation from emergency reinforcement to preventive protection, from "exploratory repair" to "precision repair", from "empirical protection" to "research protection", from "single point protection" to "cluster protection". As of now, international cooperation in the protection and restoration of cultural relics, including grotto temples, has expanded to 11 locations in 6 countries. Projects such as the Angkor Wat site in Cambodia and the ancient city of Khiva in Uzbekistan have received praise from local residents and the international community. Longkosar, Deputy Director of the Angkor World Cultural Heritage Management Bureau in Cambodia, stated that China has many successful experiences worth referencing and learning from in order to protect the authenticity of cultural heritage and enable it to play a role in enhancing cultural identity and promoting economic development. (End) (New Society)
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