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A Mainland Jeweler Bid 840,000 Yuan for a "Golden Guanyin" Statue, only to Receive a Bronze One Instead.

Mr. Qiu, a jewelry dealer from mainland China, purchased a "pure gold Guanyin statue" for 845,100 yuan at an auction commissioned by the Shanxi government. Upon receiving the statue, he discovered its main component was brass. It took him three years to recover the payment. Why this Guanyin statue, which had been held and transferred by multiple official departments, was auctioned as pure gold remains unclear.
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Mr. Qiu, a jewelry dealer from mainland China, purchased a "pure gold Guanyin statue" for 845,100 yuan at an auction commissioned by the Shanxi government. Upon receiving the statue, he discovered its main component was brass. It took him three years to recover the payment. Why this Guanyin statue, which had been held and transferred by multiple official departments, was auctioned as pure gold remains unclear.

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大纪元 Epoch Times broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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