George School

While the islands of Sumatra and Borneo are the worst affected, there are also fires on Sulawesi where limestone caves, life caves, case houses, some of the world's oldest prehistoric art.

Thirteen teachers and students from George School in Lanhorn, Pennsylvania have visited the Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi Province to experience the millennia-old cave art.

Student Emma Wei said it is hard to imagine that ancient craftsmen without modern technology and tools managed to carve such exquisite and intricate statues in such a distant area.

The Yungang Grotto dates back more than 1,500 years and houses 54 caves with over 59,000 Buddhist statues.

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