Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

It takes eight hours to take a passenger flight from Paris to Seattle, but due to the time difference, it was only 12 noon when they arrived at Tacoma International Airport after taking off at 10:20.

"I think we need to rest for a few hours first." After walking out of the airport, Joan opened an umbrella and said while looking at the drizzle that continued to fall. “People’s legs are numb after sitting on a plane for eight hours.”

"You're right, this kind of long trip is really terrible." Liang Enwo nodded in approval and said. "I just can't figure out how someone could wander around after a long trip."

Seattle was founded on December 2, 1869, and was named after Chief Seattle (now gone, of course). It is located on the Pacific coast of northwest Washington state, between Puget Sound and Lake Washington.

The city borders the Olympic Mountains to the west and Lake Washington to the east. The city is about 174 kilometers from the border between Canada and the United States. The total area is 369.2 square kilometers.

It governs five areas: Tacoma, Olympia, Spokane, Bellevue, and Auburn. The city is dotted with rivers, forests and lakes, and has a temperate maritime climate, so it often rains more in this season.

Many Chinese people, including Liang En in his previous life, got to know this city through the movie "Beijing Meets Seattle", but they were actually deceived because the scenes of Seattle in the movie were all shot in Vancouver, Canada.

On the way to the hotel, a towering building that looked like a flying saucer flying in the sky stood in sight.

This building is one of Seattle's landmark buildings, the Space Needle. It was built in 1961 for the World Expo held in 1962. It has the same nature as the Eiffel Tower and the Grand Palais in Paris, France.

The Space Needle is 184 meters high, with the top floor 158 meters above the ground. When it was built, it was one of the tallest buildings in the western United States. The observation deck and revolving restaurant located 520 feet above the ground provide a 360-degree panoramic view of Seattle.

According to Liang En's plan, they would rest for a while in the afternoon and then go directly to enjoy a dinner in the evening, taking this opportunity to appreciate the night view of the city.

The reason why I chose night scenes was because of the famous 1993 movie "Sleepless in Seattle" starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The night scenes in that movie naturally left a good impression on Liang En.

Liang En and the others stayed at the State Hotel in downtown Seattle, which is located in the core area of ​​the city. The overall facilities include a restaurant, 24-hour front desk, room service, and free WiFi.

Considering the labor costs in the United States, these hotel services that are more common in China are not common in the United States. The only hotels that can do this are higher-end hotels.

More importantly, this hotel is a 6-minute walk from Pike Place Market and 1.7 kilometers from the Space Needle. Local landmarks such as Seattle Center and Seattle Wheel are 2.1 km away and a 14-minute walk away respectively.

But Liang En and the others did not come here for a trip, so after they went to the Space Needle to have dinner and enjoy the night view of the city that afternoon, they got to work the next day.

"Is this the Buddha statue?" When we arrived at a parking lot not far away, a van with a closed back was waiting there. And the Buddha statue was placed at the back of the car.

"Yes, we just bought this this morning." The middle-aged man who was the driver nodded and said.

"We asked the antique shop owner again about the origin of this item, and he assured us that this item was absolutely legal, and the person selling it did not know what it was."

"Well, it's normal. It's very difficult for a group of amateurs to get to know antiques from countries across the Pacific, not to mention that this thing is relatively unpopular." Liang En looked at the bronze statue carefully and said .

"For example, the price they sold the statue was actually just the price of a normal high-quality Buddha statue, but I think this statue was one of the Buddha statues carefully crafted by the royal family at that time."

"So under normal circumstances, the selling price of this Buddha statue should be more than three times the current selling price. If the other party sells it at the current price, it can only be said that as antique dealers, they still have some insufficient knowledge in this aspect."

"The Buddha statue made by the royal family does sound very precious, but your goal should be more than this." After looking at the Buddha statue, Joan of Arc whispered into his ear.

"This thing may be very important to other people, but it is definitely not so important to you. At least in your current situation, a single Buddha statue is not enough to make you come to the United States."

From Jeanne's point of view, these things must at least be reported in the mainstream media after they are announced, otherwise it is not worth Liang En's efforts at all.

"You are right, but I have to look at the specific situation before I can make a decision." Liang En said while inspecting the Buddha statue in front of him.

"At least from the shape, it can be confirmed that this is a Han Buddhist statue cast by the royal family during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. However, whether this thing is what I am looking for requires further inspection."

Liang Liangen studied the Buddha statue while talking, and soon he found four words carved on the lotus seat on the side of the Buddha statue: "Haizang Holding Wheel".

This is a Buddhist word, which means that Buddhist sutras and Buddhist classics are as broad and profound as the sea. They can always uphold all Buddhist dharma and spread like wheels in all worlds, heaven and human world, without stopping in one place or one person.

"It should be right, at least the direction of our search is correct." After seeing clearly what this line of text contained, Liang En breathed a sigh of relief, because the appearance of this Buddha statue proved that one of the two legends was real.

The target he was looking for this time was Zongjing Pavilion, which was originally a Buddhist building standing in a palace on a narrow strip of land on the west bank of the Wulie River in Rehe.

Under normal circumstances, in ancient Chinese architecture, the buildings of the rich were mainly brick and wood structures, while the buildings of the poor were made of mud and grass, and they were not very inclined to use the stone buildings commonly used by Europeans.

This is of course not due to technical problems. After all, it can be seen from the series of brick buildings that the Chinese people have no problem with technology at all.

However, according to Chinese tradition, it is best for people to live in houses made of wood, so as to be full of vitality. Therefore, in Chinese history, a large number of stones were only used when building facilities such as tombs and bridges.

But in addition to these, China also has a kind of raw material used to build such buildings, which is various metals. However, considering the price and durability, copper is often chosen as the building material.

Of course, this kind of copper building is not affordable for ordinary people, but for thousands of years, imperial nobles, temples and Taoists have still left many copper buildings across the country.

For example, the Golden Palace on the edge of Dianchi Lake, the Baoyun Pavilion in the Summer Palace, the Bronze Palace on Mount Wutai, the Golden Palace on Mount Wudang, and the Golden Palace on Mount Emei are a series of buildings called Golden Palaces.

Each of these buildings can leave a deep impression on people and even become a regional landmark, and Liang En's goal is one of them.