Trip to the Buddhist Temple

Today all the babies were brought to the local Buddhist temple (Six Baiyun Temple) for a blessing by the monk.  We walked around the temple grounds and I talked to our guide about Buddhism in China.  It sounds like some people come to the temple a few times each week to hear a lecture or attend a class. Other, less "strict" Buddist come occasionally.  The temple itself is about 600 years old and has 6 Banyan trees in it (we have these trees where I was raised in FL-- they are big and their roots grow down into the ground-- though the trees at the temple weren't quite as large as others I've seen). 

 

Tomorrow we head off to Hong Kong for the long journey home.  Though I am not looking forward to two long flights with a toddler, I am very much ready to go home.  First I miss the boys beyond belief and secondly, if I don't stop eating at the White Swan buffet I'm going to really be in trouble :)

 

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