- AP photo. Article excerpt from yahoo news.

Article By BEN STOCKING, The Associated Press Ben Stocking, The Associated Press – Mon Jan 18, 6:31 am ET

HAI DUONG, Vietnam – One of the flamboyant entrepreneurs making it big in booming Vietnam unveiled a massive precious stone on Monday that he plans to transform into the world’s largest jade Buddha.

Dao Trong Cuong, the owner of a Vietnamese gem mine, purchased the 35-ton stone in Myanmar last year for $2 million and imported it to Vietnam in October. By the time a team of 50 artists and sculptors finishes chipping away at it, the finished Buddha is expected to weigh nearly 20 tons…. READ the rest here (opens in new window).

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Editor: That’s some piece of jade – wow! This ought to inspire you! And here I thought that I’d done something pretty amazing after I carved a two-ton peice – yeow. 35 tons – that’s 70 thousand pounds!