distressed! Liu Tuo, a 31-year-old young archaeologist, died on a cliff and was born in Kunming

The reporter learned from many friends of Dr. Liu Tuo on October 27 that Liu Tuo, a young archaeologist and doctor of the School of Archaeology and Literature of Peking University, recently fell off a cliff and died at the age of 31 during the inspection of cave murals in JiazarJia Mountain, Malkang City, Sichuan Province.

According to public information, Liu Tuo, born in 1990 in Kunming, Yunnan, a native of Changde, Hunan, is a doctor of the School of Archaeology and Archaeology of Peking University, and was an associate professor at the School of Tourism of Lanzhou University of Arts and Sciences.

In addition to professional study and research, Liu Tuo loves cultural relics and monuments and related travel, and has so far traveled to more than 30 countries and nearly 700 counties in Iraq and Afghanistan, visiting more than 200 World Heritage Sites and more than 1,500 national key cultural relics protection units.

Liu Tuo's archaeological collection, Notes on An Ancient Visit to Afghanistan, was just published by Peking University Press in June this year.

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The reporter learned from the School of Tourism of Lanzhou College of Arts and Sciences that Liu Tuo left his post in September this year. The official website of malkang municipal government released the "Malkang City Jiazar Cave Mural Relocation Off-site Protection Plan Approved by the State Council": Affected by the construction project of the Dadu River Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Station, the murals of the Cave cave in Malkang City need to be relocated to a different place for protection, and recently, after many efforts, the mural relocation and off-site protection plan has been approved by the State Council.

The above reply introduction: The mural of the Jiazhaer Cave is located in the southern foothills of the Jiazharjia Mountain in Baiwan Township, Baiwan Township, Malkang City, the cave is a natural rock cave, there is a remnant pagoda in the cave, the east and west walls and the stupa are painted with a large number of Buddhist murals, which is an important cultural relics for studying the art of Tibetan Buddhist painting and the history of Tibetan Buddhism in the northwest Plateau of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was listed as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units on March 5, 2013.

For archaeology, he left the university 3 months ago

On the same day, Gao Yafang, dean of the School of Tourism of Lanzhou College of Arts and Sciences, choked up and told reporters: "Yes, Liu Tuo was killed..."

Gao Yafang said that he received news from Liu Tuo's mother at 4 a.m. on the 27th and learned of this bad news, "His parents have flown from Beijing to Sichuan today on an early flight to deal with his affairs." ”

"It's so sad that this child is very persistent about the cause he loves, his heart is simple, and he insists on doing what he likes." Gao Yafang reporter, Liu Tuo only joined the Tourism College of Lanzhou College of Arts and Sciences in January this year, but resigned in July, "He communicated with me very sincerely, saying that he felt that teaching was not his strongest point of interest, and his favorite thing was archaeology." ”

After several retentions, Gao Yafang still decided to respect Liu Tuo's choice. "He also wants to go to Afghanistan, because there are very few archaeologists who have done systematic archaeology in Afghanistan, so he is ready to go there with some archaeologists in China to do rescue archaeology." This is the dream he most strongly wants to achieve. ”

He was caught by mistake while inspecting monuments in Iraq

The new book was just published in June

In addition to professional study and research, Liu Tuo loves cultural relics and monuments and travel related to them. So far, he has traveled to more than 30 countries and nearly 700 counties in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries, visited more than 200 World Heritage Sites and more than 1,500 national key cultural relics protection units.

In 2015, Liu Tuo, who was still studying at Peking University at the time, was mistakenly arrested while inspecting monuments in Iraq and was later released safely.

In June this year, Liu Tuo's new book "A Visit to Afghanistan" was published. Gao Yafang also bought it, she said: "When I left the school, Liu Tuo wrote me a long paragraph on the title page..."

Liu Tuo rested in peace

Sources: The Paper, Red Star News, etc

Editor-in-charge Wang Lixuan

Proofread by Yuan Xi

Editor Zhang Ming