Monday, January 18, 2010

400-year-old temple turtle specimen restored by experts | Look At Vietnam

Ed note:>> Think about this, 400 years old, amazing

The specimen of a 400-year-old turtle in the Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi, was mended on January 13 by experts from the Hanoi University of Natural Sciences.

Repairing cracks on the shell.

Splits on the claw glued by gypsum and latex.

Ha Dinh Duc (first from the right), an expert on Hanoi and Hoan Kiem Lake turtle also joins the repair efforts.

The job finalized after five hours.

VietNamNet/Dan Tri

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