Mummy buddha statue in focus

Mummy Buddha awaits its destiny

Village presents evidence of stolen Buddha

A villager displays a crown belonging to a Buddha statue allegedly stolen from Yangchun village in Datian county, Fujian province in 1995.

Dutch collector willing to return Buddha

The Dutch private collector who owns the 1,000-year-old Buddha statue with a mummified monk inside is willing to return the relic to China, if the statue is proven to be stolen from China.

China seeking return of 'stolen' Buddha statue

A State Administration of Cultural Heritage official said they are working with other departments to secure the return of a Buddha statue containing a mummified monk

Private collector withdraws mummy Buddha from exhibition

The anonymous private collector of a mummy Buddha statue announced his decision to withdraw the relic from the ongoing museum exhibition tour in Hungary.

Authority launches campaign to retrieve lost Buddha

The State Administration of Cultural Heritage has begun procedures to retrieve the 1000-year-old stolen Buddha containing a mummified monk.

Experts call for diplomatic solution to mummified Buddha dispute

Chinese and Dutch experts are calling on their respective governments to resolve an ownership dispute over a 1,000-year-old Buddhist statue containing a mummified Buddha.

Mummified Buddha shown in Hungarian stolen from China: government

Chinese relic experts have determined a 1,000-year-old Buddha statue containing a mummified monk, which is now in possession of a Dutch private collector, is a relic stolen from an east China village in 1995.

Mummified Buddha statue stolen from China, claims villagers

A Buddha statue, which concealed the body of a monk on a tour exhibition in Europe, is suspected of being stolen from a village in East China's Fujian province in 1995.

Mummified Buddha statue 'stolen' from China, claim villagers

A Buddha statue, which concealed the body of a monk on an exhibition tour in Europe, is suspected of being stolen from a village in Fujian province.