Introduction to the White Jade Buddha: There is a brick Xumizuo in the middle of the north of Chengguang Hall. The wooden dragon-carved niche on the seat enshrines a white jade seated Sakyamuni statue. The statue is 1.6 meters high and is made of a single piece of pure white jade. Carved. The Jade Buddha statue has a kind face, white body and clear luster. The crown and folds of its clothes are inlaid with red and emerald stones, which is dazzling. According to legend, in the 22nd year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1896), monk Ming Kuan raised funds from Burma and dedicated it to the Empress Dowager Cixi. Cixi also inscribed the couplet in her own hand. In 1900, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded and occupied the city of Beijing. They burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. All kinds of rare antiques in Tuancheng were also looted. The unmovable Jade Buddha became their punching bag. There are still traces of it on the right arm of the Jade Buddha. Marking the knife marks made by the invaders.

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