W07/03/2007: Temple of the six Banians + Temple of the Chen family's ancestors
March 8th 2007 Let me introduce you the team of the day! From the left to the right, you will see: Nicoletta (Italian), Mikael (Canadian), I, Vito (French), Rym and Gilles who I don’t need to introduce you anymore and Joan (French).
We started our day by visiting the temple of the six Banians. This temple is dedicated to Hui Neng , the sixth founder of the Chen sect (Zen). It was built in 537.
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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more 
