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Why doesn't the Buddha statue in Tianjin Porcelain House have a head?
Reason:

First of all, the Buddha head is the condensation of the whole Buddhist culture, and it is also the longest and most exquisite place for carving. Ancient craftsmen can only carve Buddha statues with a sincere heart, and only make one Buddha in their life.

When the rulers launched the campaign to destroy the Buddha, the Buddha bore the brunt of persecution. If you cut off your head, there will be no place to stay and you will not be able to touch the Buddha's head. Even if some Buddha statues have their hands and feet cut off, Buddhist culture will naturally suffer setbacks, or an ideological suppression.

In addition, in the war of foreign powers invading China, China was plundered, and so were the Buddha statues. The whole Buddha statue is too heavy, so greedy people choose the most valuable Buddha head, cut it off and take it away to sell.

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The Architectural Structure of Porcelain House Museum

The porcelain mansion used more than 4,000 pieces of ancient porcelain, more than 400 pieces of white marble stone carvings, more than 700 million pieces of ancient porcelain,13,000 pieces of ancient porcelain plates and bowls, more than 300 pieces of porcelain cat pillows, more than 300 pieces of white marble, Tang and Song stone lions, more than 300 pieces of historical stone carvings, more than 20 tons of crystal stones and agate. Decorate a French mansion into a priceless porcelain house.

More than 700 million pieces of porcelain inlaid in the porcelain palace cover various historical periods, including Jin Dynasty celadon, Tang Dynasty tricolor porcelain, Song Dynasty Jun porcelain, Longquan porcelain, Yuan and Ming blue and white porcelain, Qing Dynasty colored porcelain and so on. Almost all kinds of official kilns and folk kilns can be found on the wall, all of which are poured with cement and fixed with marble glue.