Part of the giant reclining Buddha statue in the Zhangye Dafo Temple in Northwest China's Gansu province. [Photo by Yang Xiaoyu/chinadaily.com.cn]

A significant Buddhist site in history, Dafo Temple is also home to over 10,000 valuable cultural relics, including the complete original version of Daming Sanzang Shengjiao Beicang, a precious sutra collection consisting of more than 6,000 volumes.