Back in March last year, archaeologists say that they found a miniature
gold box believed to contain the hair of the Buddha. The box, thought
to have been buried for more than a thousand years, was dug up during
the excavations of a famous ruined pagoda in the eastern city of Hangzhou.
The case was found in a cellar under the ruins of the famous Leifeng Pagoda,
which was built in 976 AD but collapsed after repeated attacks by relic
thieves in 1924. Reports said this is thought to be the second piece of
the Buddha's hair found in China – a similar relic was discovered
in the north of the country in the 1970s. The Beetle is unable to fund
anything more about the hair such as where it might be on display.