The Buddhist sculpture hoard at Bei Wuzhuang in the Ye City Site, Hebei Province

摘要

In 2012,nearby the Bei Wuzhuang Village,which is in the east outer city of the South Ye City,a Buddhist sculpture hoard was found and rescued.From this hoard,thousands of Buddhist sculptures were unearthed,many of which bore exact dates including the eras of the Northern Wei,Eastern Wei,Northern Qi,Northern Zhou,Sui and Tang Dynasties.Both of the discoveries powerfully proved the position of the Ye City as the center of the Buddhism in northern China during the 6th century.