Skyline With Buddhas

This is the first of two views of the Beijing skyline (assuming these

photos post in the order I hope). Though a small portion of the temple

has been given over to a museum and monument to Sun Yatsen, including

portions of the complex from which this photo was shot, overall much

of the temple is an active temple today -- as you saw in the previous

shot of older folks visiting the temple. In light of the many

challenges to the practice of religion that China has seen, especially

during the 60s and 70s (which are referred to, somewhat obliquely, in

the signs at the entrance to the temple complex -- they refer to

"destruction" or destructive acts of the temple during something along

the lines of "unrest during the 60s" or some such), I was cheered to

see many people actively worshiping at these buildings, including some

who bowed or saluted these Buddhas and Boddhisatvas.

Done