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Negotiating with local government

2012-02-26 by DaliGinkgo Leave a Comment

In this photo is Mayor Zhang on the left facing me, with a village leader and other township officials in the doorway of the main hall. Note the notices posted everywhere and the skerret (a popular local tuber) drying on the terrace. When I first visited the temple, this area was occupied by old men … [Read more…]

Posted in: Government Relations Tagged: Pear Orchard Temple, Pear Orchard Temple renovations, Shaxi China, Shaxi Pear Orchard Temple, Shaxi Yunnan China, Shaxi Yunnan temple

The Jianchuan County Heritage Bureau reviews our proposal

2012-02-17 by DaliGinkgo Leave a Comment

Now that we have submitted out proposal to the Heritage Bureau, we needed to take the officials on a tour to explain where we want to make changes, and there are a lot. We’re upgrading electric, adding windows, skylights and removing cheaply constructed recent additions and adding a public toilet. The response from Jianchuan Heritage … [Read more…]

Posted in: Government Relations Tagged: Pear Orchard Temple, Pear Orchard Temple renovations, Shaxi China, Shaxi Pear Orchard Temple, Shaxi Yunnan China, Shaxi Yunnan temple
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