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Abbot Hsing Yun poses with the statue.[Photo by Zou Hong/China Daily] Read full Story |
The head statue, carved during Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577 AD), originally belonged to Youju Temple in Lingshou county, North China's Hebei province. However, it was stolen and lost overseas in 1990s.
Abbot Hsing Yun received the statue as a gift from his follower in 2014.
The head statue will debut along with the body statue at National Museum of China on March 1, 2016.
After the exhibition, the statue will be preserved in Hebei Museum in Shijiazhuang city, North China's Hebei province.
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