But why did they carve such stone figures?

可是他们为什么要雕这种石人呢？

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The stone figures in the temple look frightening.

寺庙里的石像看起来很吓人。

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Many of the stone figures had been stolen and others were falling into pieces.

许多石像被盗窃，另外一些石像崩裂倒塌。

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Rather than compete with his peers for trendy new art, hedge-fund manager Michael Steinhardt and his wife, Judy, are building several collections around comparatively obscure niches like ancient Peruvian feather ponchos, Cycladic stone figures and 15th-century rugs.

WSJ: Following the Smart Art Money

The animated Hindu deities and Mahayana Buddhist figures, wearing all manner of stone decorations, were added later, mostly in the 5th to 10th Centuries.

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Mr Stone said he was asking for a short deferral to re-examine the projected figures before a final decision was made.

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