Izithombe eziqoshiwe (ngenhla) nophahla lwehholo elikhulu eThempelini laseShuanglin zifaka ubuciko obuhle. [Isithombe ngu-YI HONG/XIAO JINGWEI/ESCHINA NSUKU ZONKE]
I-charm yokuzithoba ye-Shuanglin ingumphumela wemizamo eqhubekayo nehlangene yabavikeli bezinto zamasiko amashumi eminyaka, uLi uyavuma. Ngo-March 20, 1979, ithempeli laliphakathi kwezindawo zokuqala ezikhanga izivakashi ezavulelwa umphakathi.

Lapho eqala ukusebenza ethempelini ngo-1992, amanye amahholo ayenophahla oluvuzayo futhi kunemifantu ezindongeni. Ngo-1994, iHholo Lamakhosi AseZulwini, elalisesimweni esibi kakhulu, lalungiswa kakhulu.

Ngokuqashelwa okuvela ku-UNESCO, izinto zashintsha zaba ngcono ngo-1997.Izimali zangena futhi ziyaqhubeka nokwenza kanjalo. Kuze kube manje, angu-10 amahholo enziwe umsebenzi wokuvuselela. Kufakwe amafreyimu okhuni ukuze kuvikelwe izithombe ezipendiwe. “Lezi zivela kokhokho bethu futhi azinakuyekethiswa nganoma iyiphi indlela,” kugcizelela uLi.

Akukho monakalo noma ukweba okuye kwabikwa e-Shuanglin ngaphansi kwamehlo aqaphile ka-Li nabanye abagadi kusukela ngo-1979. Ngaphambi kokuthi kuqalwe izinyathelo zokuphepha zesimanje, ukugadwa kwenziwa ngezikhathi ezithile njalo emini nasebusuku. Ngo-1998, kwafakwa uhlelo lokuhlinzeka ngamanzi angaphansi komhlaba lokulawula umlilo futhi ngo-2005, kwafakwa uhlelo lokuqapha.

Ngonyaka odlule, ochwepheshe baseDunhuang Academy bamenywa ukuba bahlole imifanekiso eqoshiwe, babuyekeze imizamo yokulondoloza ithempeli futhi beluleke ngamaphrojekthi azayo. Abaphathi bethempeli bafake isicelo sobuchwepheshe bokuqoqwa kwedijithali obuzohlaziya noma yimuphi umonakalo ongase ube khona.

Ezinsukwini ezizayo, izivakashi zingakwazi futhi ukujabulisa amehlo azo kumafresco avela kuMing Dynasty ahlanganisa amamitha-skwele angama-400 ethempeli, kusho uChen.