Australia hands Ming dynasty Buddha back to China amid ongoing mystery over its arrival

Australia hands Ming dynasty Buddha back to China amid ongoing mystery over its arrivalThe Ming dynasty artefact was found buried by the roadside in 2018 and no one can say how it came to arrive in the countryPublished: 9:00am, 16 Oct 2026A 500-year-old Buddha statue that was found buried by a roadside in Australia has been returned to China, leaving an ongoing mystery about how it arrived in the country.The 15cm (six-inch) bronze figurine was formally handed over to Chinese consular representatives during a ceremony in the coastal town of Denham in Shark Bay on Tuesday, the public broadcaster ABC reported.It will be taken to China for further evaluation to establish its history before being displayed at a museum in Beijing.0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:00AI-generated voice