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Australia hands Ming dynasty Buddha back to China amid ongoing mystery over its arrival

A 500-year-old Buddha statue that was found buried by a roadside in Australia has been returned to China, leaving an ong...

Australia hands Ming dynasty Buddha back to China amid ongoing mystery over its arrival
Source: SCMP - World

A 500-year-old Buddha statue that was found buried by a roadside in Australia has been returned to China, leaving an ongoing mystery about how it arrived in the country. The 15cm (six-inch) bronze figurine was formally handed over to Chinese consular representatives during a ceremony in the coastal town of Denham in Shark Bay on Tuesday, the public broadcaster ABC...

SOURCE: SCMP - World
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