Analysis of Pigments Unearthed from the Yungang Grottoes Archaeological Excavations by Xiao Fan, Jianfeng Cui, Shuyu Wang, Lizhong Tai, Jing Guo, Hongbin Yan

Subjects: “…Yungang Grottoes…”
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Nondestructive Testing of Hollowing Deterioration of the Yungang Grottoes Based on THz-TDS by Ju Feng, Tianhua Meng, Yuhe Lu, Jianguang Ren, Guozhong Zhao, Hongmei Liu, Jin Yang, Rong Huang

“…This method has crucial practical significance for the repair and strengthening of stone relics similar to the Yungang Grottoes.…”
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Investigation into the Gaseous SO₂ Attack on Sandstone in the Yungang Grottoes by Yue Zhang, Cheng Cao, Houmeng Du, Jizhong Huang, Xiuwei Guo, Qingyang Luo, Jianguang Ren

Subjects: “…Yungang Grottoes…”
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Infiltration Assessments on Top of Yungang Grottoes by Time-Lapse Electrical Resistivity Tomography by Deqiang Mao, Xudong Wang, Jian Meng, Xinmin Ma, Xiaowei Jiang, Li Wan, Hongbin Yan, Yao Fan

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Extraction and restoration of scratched murals based on hyperspectral imaging—a case study of murals in the East Wall of the sixth grotto of Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China by Kezhen Qiao, Miaole Hou, Shuqiang Lyu, Lihong Li

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Visualizing water seepage dynamics in grotto relics via atom-based representative model by Junxia Wang

“…Abstract Water seepage in grotto relics, i.e., Yungang Grottoes, Dazu Rock Carvings, is a key issue to accurately describe the deterioration and weathering process of grotto rock mass. …”
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Rethinking the history of Buddhism through female Buddhist heritage investigation by Xiaolu Wang

“…Based on a field survey conducted by the author, this paper examines three representative female Buddhist architectural relics in China: the Yungang Grottoes, the Great Vairocana (or the Lu-she-na Buddha) of the Longmen Grottoes, and the Tiantai’an Nunnery, in order to understand the diversity of Buddhist practise and discuss the role of women in early Chinese Buddhism. …”
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Similarity Index Based Approach for Identifying Similar Grotto Statues to Support Virtual Restoration by Wei Hua, Miaole Hou, Yunfei Qiao, Xuesheng Zhao, Shishuo Xu, Songnian Li

“…This paper presents a similarity index based approach for identifying similarities between grotto statues by studying 11 small Buddhist statues carved on the 18th cave in the Yungang Grottoes, located in Datong, China. The similarity index is determined according to the hash values calculated based on the pHash method using the orthophoto images of Buddhist statues to identify similar statues. …”
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Physics-informed machine learning for understanding rock moisture dynamics in a sandstone cave by K.-G. Ouyang, X.-W. Jiang, X.-W. Jiang, G. Mei, H.-B. Yan, R. Niu, L. Wan, Y. Zeng

“…In this study, frequency domain reflectometry is used to monitor fluctuating rock water content (RWC) in a sandstone cave of the Yungang Grottoes, China. We identified two major cycles of rock moisture addition and depletion, one in summer affected by air vapour concentration and the other in winter caused by freezing–thawing. …”
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