After three years of archaeological excavation on Mo'er Temple Site in Kashgar,Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China,archaeologists have found a massive Buddhist temple complex,and have unearthed a large numbe...After three years of archaeological excavation on Mo'er Temple Site in Kashgar,Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China,archaeologists have found a massive Buddhist temple complex,and have unearthed a large number of ancient relics,including Buddha statues made of gypsum,bronze coins,pottery,woodware,animal skeleton,grains,and fruit kernels.This article is a preliminary collation and summary for these crucial findings,including the initial establishment,development,evolution,and final abandonment of Mo'er Temple,Mo'er Temple's general layout and its architectural structure,and features of cultural exchange on the Silk Road that Mo'er Temple reflects.These new discoveries prove that Mo'er Temple is a solid evidence of the coexistence and spread of multiple religions in Xinjiang in the history.It demonstrates that Chinese civilization is both unified and diverse,inclusive and understanding;and may serve great importance to researches and studies on the evolutionary history of religions in Xinjiang.展开更多
文摘After three years of archaeological excavation on Mo'er Temple Site in Kashgar,Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China,archaeologists have found a massive Buddhist temple complex,and have unearthed a large number of ancient relics,including Buddha statues made of gypsum,bronze coins,pottery,woodware,animal skeleton,grains,and fruit kernels.This article is a preliminary collation and summary for these crucial findings,including the initial establishment,development,evolution,and final abandonment of Mo'er Temple,Mo'er Temple's general layout and its architectural structure,and features of cultural exchange on the Silk Road that Mo'er Temple reflects.These new discoveries prove that Mo'er Temple is a solid evidence of the coexistence and spread of multiple religions in Xinjiang in the history.It demonstrates that Chinese civilization is both unified and diverse,inclusive and understanding;and may serve great importance to researches and studies on the evolutionary history of religions in Xinjiang.
