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Famen Temple in Shaanxi province
Updated: 2011-03-14 00:54
(Agencies)
Security guards stand in front of the new Buddhist complex structure inside Famen Temple in Famen town, Fufeng County, 120 km (74 miles) west of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, March 13, 2011. The temple dates back to the second century AD and was built to house parts of a sacred bone of the Buddha presented to China by India's King Asoka. [Photo/Agencies] |
A man cleans a Buddhist statue inside Famen Temple in Famen town, Fufeng County, 120 km (74 miles) west of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, March 13, 2011. The temple dates back to the second century AD and was built to house parts of a sacred bone of the Buddha presented to China by India's King Asoka.[Photo/Agencies] |
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