In 1882, a temple was built to be the home of two jade Buddha statues which had been transported from Burma by a monk named Huigen. The temple was destroyed during the revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty. Fortunately the jade Buddha statues were saved and a new temple, named the Jade Buddha temple, was built on the present site in 1928.
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| The Jade Buddha Temple |
Being in China brought back memories of my high school Asian studies classes. I can remember sitting in class envisioning what Asian must be like and how it would feel to live there.
The people of Shanghai are so kind and friendly.
I could definitely live in the Far East!
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China is on my list of interesting places to visit. I'd love to see the Guilin & Yangtze rivers and more rural places in China too. I too remember my "Sino - Soviet" classes in high school and thought it to be a fascinating place.
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