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The Wood Buddha Statue Museum, Ji Xin Monastery

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They hold an intriguing origin story as they were originally commissioned from Dongyang, Zhejiang Province by a Japanese collector. Over the course of several decades, these statues changed hands among different owners in Japan until the client decided to buy them back to China. The museum is located at the back courtyard.

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30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing

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After being a true site of architectural antiquity for 3000 years, shaped mainly by the Ming and Qing dynasties, in the 1950s, Beijing officially became the capital city of the People’s Republic of China and efforts for its “architectural modernization” were initiated. How are these architecture firms ranked?