China Scene: Central
China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-26 07:39
Temple offers 1 m yuan for carving jade into statue
A temple in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, will offer a reward of 1 million yuan ($146,378) to anyone who can carve a 3.2-ton Hetian jade into a Buddha statue.
The jade, which looks like a laughing Buddha, is 241 centimeters long, 175 cm wide and 83 cm high.
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