#52 Temple Dongjingyuan: How to bring a Ancient Temple Back to Life?

#52 Temple Dongjingyuan: How to bring a Ancient Temple Back to Life?

Author: The World of Chinese June 9, 2021 Duration: 40:53
Send us Fan Mail Not far from the Forbidden City lies Temple Dongjingyuan (Temple 东景缘), formerly knowed as the Zhizhu Temple. It was founded at the beginning of the 15th century, and the current buildings date from 1700. Centuries after it was founded, and decades after it was decommissioned for religious services in the 1950s, the place is miraculously still standing and is a center of culture in the neighborhood. In 2007, Juan van Wassenhove and Lin fan (林凡) decided to restore the pla...

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