Carved in stone

Updated On Dec 10, 2011 11:57 am IST
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A woman washes a statue as a dog stands on a nearby sculpture at an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman washes a statue as a dog stands on a nearby sculpture at an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray)

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Sculptors work at an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Sculptors work at an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray)

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A woman washes a stone pillar while being surrounded by statues in an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, located 250 km (155 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman washes a stone pillar while being surrounded by statues in an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, located 250 km (155 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray)

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A sculptor works on statues of Jesus Christ in an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A sculptor works on statues of Jesus Christ in an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray)

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A woman works on a stone pillar at an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman works on a stone pillar at an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray)

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Completed statues rest inside and outside the entrance to a shed at an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Completed statues rest inside and outside the entrance to a shed at an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray)

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A sculptor works on statues of angels at an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A sculptor works on statues of angels at an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray)

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A sculptor covered in dust walks out of a storage room containing a statue of William Shakespeare at a workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A sculptor covered in dust walks out of a storage room containing a statue of William Shakespeare at a workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray)

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Statues of an angel (front), Jesus Christ and late Chinese leader Mao Zedong (L) rest at an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Statues of an angel (front), Jesus Christ and late Chinese leader Mao Zedong (L) rest at an outdoor workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray)

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A bust of Confucius rests at an abandoned workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A bust of Confucius rests at an abandoned workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing. (Reuters/David Gray)

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