NI HAO TAIWAN?

“A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step” Taiwan is one of the "Four Asian Tigers" alongside Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore.Mandarin is the official national language and is spoken by the vast majority of the population of Taiwan.Taiwanese are adherents of a combination of the polytheistic ancient Chinese religion, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism; 4.5% are adherents of Christianity, which includes Protestants, Catholics, and other, non-denominational

Monday, March 18, 2013

Thousand Buddha

The Fo Guang Shan monastery is a big complex comprised of a temple, schools, museum and art gallery and even a hotel. It is ran by monks and nuns, and the food served here (whether at the cafe or hotel) is entirely vegetarian. Being a religious place, one would expect of course to find statues of Buddha gracing the temple as well as every nook and corner. But here, you'll get to see THOUSANDS of statues from small ones that can fit your hand to one that's 10 stories high!

Address: Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Dashu Kaoshiung, Taiwan

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