Month: March 2012
A visit from Yunnan Provincial Tourism leaders
In late March we received a delegation of Provincial and Country Tourism leaders to review our progress and learn about our upcoming projects in Shaxi Valley.
Pre-renovation: Interior Rooms
Most interior rooms not in the image halls are being used primarily for storage. They have not been well kept, though some floor boards on the second floor have been recently repaired. The challenge to restoring the temple is knowing what the original artwork looked like, as much of it has peeled off, been obscured … [Read more…]
Approved! Renovation work begins
After extensive consultations with county, town and village leaders, this February we have received official approval to begin renovations on the Pear Orchard (Ci Yin An) temple. When completed at the end of 2014, the temple will include a visitor’s center, vegetarian restaurant meditatiin rooms, classroom and activity space and a tea garden. Ginkgo project … [Read more…]