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Australia Repatriates Ming Dynasty Buddha Statue to China

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  • Australia handed a 500-year-old Ming Buddha statue to Chinese officials in Denham, Shark Bay.
  • Leon Deschamps and Shayne Thomson discovered the 15 cm bronze figurine while metal-detecting in 2018.
  • Lee Young authenticated the piece as a genuine Ming artifact and arranged its shipment to Beijing for display.
  • Simon Wu praised the generous repatriation.
  • Leon Deschamps and Shayne Thomson urged a Shark Bay monument to mark the Buddha’s return.