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A lion will dispose of the modern waste left by pilgrims and visitors to the temple.  
   

A lion will dispose of the modern waste left by pilgrims and visitors to the temple.

Along the paths of the Jie Tai Si Temple, these trash-containers in the shape of lions help with the disposal of plastic bottles and refuse of the modern pilgrims.
#94 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Beijing Temple #2. Ji Tai Si (Temple) or Ordination Terrace near Beijing)

February 27th 2008
The coldest winter in fifty years is slowly coming to an end in China, and I am excited and grateful for the blue, sunny skies and the warmer winds, that bring the hint of the on-coming spring to Taizhou. I have done much travelling during these past "very-cold" weeks, and these travels to the South of China, such as a two week visit to the province of Hainan, China's "warmest" island, will be th ... read more
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