yī míng
一名
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台湾
nǚ zǐ
女子
yīn
sǔn huài
损坏
rì běn
日本
guó bǎo
国宝
bèi bǔ
被捕

A Taiwanese Woman Arrested for Damaging a Japanese National Treasure
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jìn rì近日rì běn日本nài liáng奈良jǐng fāng警方dài bǔ逮捕leyī míng一名39 suì39岁detái wān台湾nǚ zǐ女子

Recently, police in Nara, Japan, arrested a 39-year-old Taiwanese woman.

shè xián涉嫌zàinài liáng奈良zhù míng著名deyào shī sì药师寺xiàngrì běn日本guó bǎo国宝fú zú shí佛足石dàoyóusǔn huài损坏lezhēn guì珍贵delì shǐ历史wén wù文物

She is suspected of pouring oil on the “Buddha Foot Stone,” a Japanese national treasure, at the famous Yakushi-ji Temple in Nara, damaging a valuable historical artifact.

rì běn日本méi tǐ媒体bào dào报道zhèshì jiàn事件fā shēng发生zàijīn nián今年4 yuè4月

According to Japanese media reports, the incident happened in April this year.

dāng shí当时zhèmíngnǚ zǐ女子zuò wéi作为yóu kè游客lái dào来到yào shī sì药师寺cān guān参观

At the time, the woman visited Yakushi-ji Temple as a tourist.

sì miào寺庙dejiān kòng监控shè xiàng tóu摄像头pāixiàlezhěng gè整个guò chéng过程zàijiǎng táng讲堂xiàngfú zú shí佛足石dàoleyī xiē一些tòu míng透明deyè tǐ液体

The temple’s surveillance cameras recorded the whole incident: in the Great Lecture Hall, she poured some transparent liquid onto the Buddha Foot Stone.

hòu lái后来jīng guò经过diào chá调查zhè zhǒng这种yè tǐ液体shìcháng yòng常用huà zhuāng pǐn化妆品degān yóu甘油

Later investigations found that the liquid was glycerin, which is commonly used in cosmetics.

shì jiàn事件fā shēng发生hòurì běn日本jǐng fāng警方tōng guò通过lù xiàng录像zhǎn kāi展开diào chá调查bìngsuǒ dìng锁定lezhè míng这名nǚ zǐ女子

After the incident, Japanese police investigated using the video footage and identified the woman.

8 yuè8月22 rì22日dāngzài cì再次chéngfēi jī飞机lái dào来到rì běn日本zàiguān xī关西guó jì国际jī chǎng机场rù jìng入境shíbèirì běn日本jǐng fāng警方dāng chǎng当场dài bǔ逮捕

On August 22, when she flew to Japan again and entered the country at Kansai International Airport, Japanese police arrested her on the spot.

zàijiē shòu接受diào chá调查shízhèmíngnǚ zǐ女子chéng rèn承认lezì jǐ自己dexíng wéi行为

During questioning, the woman admitted what she had done.

xiàngjǐng fāng警方jiě shì解释shuōzì jǐ自己yǒuyī zhǒng一种tè bié特别deqí dǎo祈祷xí guàn习惯dāngkàn dào看到ràngzì jǐ自己gǎn dòng感动deshì wù事物shíjiùhuìdàoyóuláiqí dǎo祈祷bìngméi yǒu没有è yì恶意

She explained to the police that she has a special prayer habit: when she sees something that moves her, she pours oil as a way of praying, and that she had no malicious intent.

jǐng fāng警方biǎo shì表示mù qián目前háizàidiào chá调查shì fǒu是否zàiqí tā其他dì fāng地方zuò guò做过lèi sì类似deshì qíng事情

Police said they are still investigating whether she has done similar things elsewhere.

fú zú shí佛足石shàng miàn上面zhefó zǔ佛祖dezú jì足迹yào shī sì药师寺defú zú shí佛足石shìrì běn日本xiàn cún现存zuìgǔ lǎo古老deyī kuài一块jù yǒu具有hěngāodelì shǐ历史wén huà文化jià zhí价值

The Buddha Foot Stone is carved with the footprints of the Buddha. The one at Yakushi-ji Temple is the oldest surviving one in Japan and has great historical and cultural value.

zàirì běn日本sǔn huài损坏zhòng yào重要wén huà文化cái chǎn财产shǔ yú属于wéi fǎ违法xíng wéi行为zuì gāo最高kě néng可能miàn lín面临wǔ nián五年defǎ lǜ法律chéng fá惩罚

In Japan, damaging important cultural property is illegal and may result in a prison sentence of up to five years.

zhèshì jiàn事件tí xǐng提醒dà jiā大家wài chū外出lǚ yóu旅游shíyí dìng一定yàozūn shǒu遵守dāng dì当地fǎ lǜ法律zūn zhòng尊重bìngbǎo hù保护zhēn guì珍贵delì shǐ历史wén wù文物

This incident also reminds everyone to obey local laws when traveling and to respect and protect precious historical artifacts.

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