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Zhihui Hai (Sea of Wisdom Temple, Summer Palace

Was built during reign of Emperor Qianlong(1736-1795) and is covered in 1110 of these buddha statues. Quite a few of the more accessible ones were damaged or broken off during either the Cultural Revolution or in 1900 by the Allied Forces of the Eight Powers
Baked and boiled in Beijing

May 24th 2007
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