In 1996, a large number of Buddhist statues were excavated at Longxing Temple in Qingzhou, Shandong Province. Magnificently carved, carefully covered with gold foil and enriched with paintings, these statues represent some specific features of the Buddhist art. However, they were damaged because of being buried for a long time, and for other reasons, and the painting layers had faded and thinned and the statues had become slightly warped. In order to understand the materials and the technology used for making the paintings, paint samples from the statues were studied by Raman microspectroscopy, scanning electron microscopyenergy dispersive spectroscopy (SEMEDS) and polarizing microscopy. The results revealed that the ground layer was mainly lead white(Pb₃(OH)₄CO₃), while the pigments used in red painting layer were identified as a mixture of cinnabar (HgS) and lead white. In addition, the fragmented status stones were analyzed using polarizing microscopy. It turned out that the major minerals of the stones are mud limestone with iron carbonate (FeCO₃), dolomite and biological remains.