W07/03/2007: Temple of the six Banians + Temple of the Chen family's ancestors

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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.
The site is very pleasant due to the numerous planted trees. The pagoda seems to have 9 levels seen from outside but it has 7 levels in reality. However, it is indicated 9 levels at the top of the pagoda. The roof has a bronze mast which weighs 5000 kg!
It is a peaceful place where you can meet Bouddha and his monk disciples.

Just admire the beauty of the site!

Then, we went to a Japanese restaurant where we ate so delicious food! Look at my dish! Waaaaa!

After having broken our stomach, we went to the temple of the Chen family’s ancestors. This temple was built in 1894 and is dated from the Qing dynasty. It is not a cult place in activity anymore. Actually, there are rooms with exhibitions of ivory sculptures, paintings made with sand and porcelain vases.

Apart the visits of these temples, we saw people playing money games in the middle of the street and we had a lot of fun in a nice gymnastic park!

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[vivian]

ah,l lost my comments!
ahah,i don't know why but i can't see my last comment here. Anyway, i just wanna say hello to your lovely blog.^^ Enjoy your time here~~