Dharamshala, July 23 -- China has demolished over 300 Buddhist stupas and a revered Guru statue in Drakgo County in the traditional Tibet's Kham province, a report by Dharamshala-based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has stated, citing sources from Tibet.

Terming it a grave assault on Tibetan religious heritage, the CTA mentioned in a report on Tuesday that the destruction took place in late May or June at Lungrab Zang-ri near Janggang Monastery where Chinese forces razed hundreds of medium-sized stupas of Tibetan Buddhism and three larger Buddhist stupas.

The Chinese authorities also destroyed a newly constructed statue of Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok, the late founder Abbot of Serthar Buddhist Institute, and a sacred statue of Guru Padm...