"After weathering centuries of wind erosion and damages, the 800-year-old rock carving of the 'Thousand-handed Goddess of Mercy,' also known as the Guanyin or Kwanyin, is being restored to its former glory by a team of experts from southwest China. Originally carved in stone during the southern Song Dynasty, the statue is now housed at the Dazu Rock Carvings, a World Heritage site located in Chongqing where specialists like Xiang Li are cautiously restoring it to its original state."
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