On August 9th, the Public Security Bureau of Wangcang County, Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province issued a reward announcement that several carved stone statues (Buddha statues) on the cliffs were found stolen at Foziyan, Puji Town, Wangcang County.

In order to solve the case as soon as possible, the public is soliciting clues about the case.

For those who provide clues and play an important role in solving the case, the bureau will award up to 50,000 yuan.

　　The reporter learned that the stolen cliff stone statues (Buddha statues) were all from the Tang Dynasty and have a history of more than 1,000 years.

On August 16, the reporter rushed to the scene and found that the Buddha statues (Buddha statues) were located between sparsely-traveled mountains and forests. A wall was built for protection nearly 10 years ago, and the gate had already been locked.

In March and April of this year, surveillance cameras were installed in four weeks.

At present, the local area has banned anyone from entering or leaving the scene.

The police are investigating further.

　　Local inspection: multiple thousand-year-old stone carved Buddha statues were stolen

　　Foziyan Village, Puji Town, Wangcang County, Guangyuan City, was formerly named Hongling Village and later named after the famous local Foziyan.

　　In October 2001, Guangyuan Huangze Temple Museum and Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology jointly conducted an archaeological survey of the grottoes in Wangcang County.

The investigation report shows that Foziyan is the largest carved stone statue of Tang Dynasty cliffs in Wangcang County. There is a Qingjiang River flowing from Puji through the wooden gate in front of the cliff, and four "Tianzhu Fei Lai" carved horizontally on the north side of the cliff. Regular script characters.

There are 41 existing numbered niches.

　　In the local area, many villagers have heard about the theft of Buddha statues, but the villagers have no way of knowing how they were stolen.

A local seventy-year-old uncle told reporters that a few days ago, government officials and public security officers waited to check the scene. At that time, everyone knew that the Buddha statue in Foziyan had been stolen.

"In January this year, during a routine inspection of cultural relics in the county, we discovered that the carved stone statues (Buddha statues) of Foziyan had been stolen, and we later reported it to the police." A staff member of the Wangcang County Cultural Relics Conservation Management Office introduced , Foziyan is indeed a provincial cultural relic.

However, the staff member did not disclose the number of stolen Buddha statues.

　　Call for clues: some Buddha statues were stolen in their entirety, and some heads were stolen

　　On August 16, the reporter inquired on the information release platform of China’s stolen (lost) cultural relics co-organized by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Ministry of Public Security. Call for clues on the robbery.

The reporter saw that the police had released 15 pieces of information, involving niches No. 8, No. 12, No. 31, and No. 39. The heads of many Buddha statues were stolen. The pictures showed that obvious cut marks were left at the scene. After several other Buddha statues were stolen, an ugly hole was left behind them.

　　In addition, after many Buddha statues were stolen in their entirety, blue paint-like substances were sprayed on the cut surfaces.

A practitioner of cultural relics protection said that the paint may be a concealment by criminals to cover up the theft, delaying as much as possible the time for the cultural relics protector to discover that the cultural relics have been stolen.

　　Direct hit on the scene: Foziyan has banned people from entering and leaving

　　"There are a lot of Buddha statues in Foziyan. We don't know how much it is. Our local also calls Qianfoya." said Uncle Hou, who is over seventy years old in Foziyan Village, Puji Town.

Under the guidance of local villagers, the reporter discovered that Foziyan is located in the mountains and forests. To reach this place, you need to pass the Qingjiang River tens of meters wide in front of the cliff.

After crossing the river, I saw a wall hidden in the dense forest.

　　According to Aunt He, a villager over seventy years old, there is Foziyan behind the wall.

The wall was built around 2013 to protect the Buddha statue in Foziyan, and the gate was locked.

In March and April this year, the government installed cameras in Foziyan.

According to the request of superiors, Foziyan has now banned anyone from entering or leaving.

　　Police offer a reward

　　Provide clues to help solve the case

　　The highest prize is 50,000 yuan

　　On August 9, the Wangcang County Public Security Bureau issued a reward announcement: On January 29, several carved stone statues (Buddha statues) on the cliffs were found stolen at Foziyan, Puji Town, Wangcang County.

In order to solve the case as soon as possible, the public is soliciting clues about the case.

For those who provide clues and play an important role in solving the case, the Wangcang County Public Security Bureau will award up to 50,000 yuan.

Currently, the police are further investigating.

　　Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News reporter Tang Xiaojun photographic report