11th Panchen Lama visits Fujian and do surveys

From: China Tibet Online

From October 31 to November 6, the 11th Panchen Lama Erdeni Choskyi Gyalpo, a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and a vice president of the Chinese Buddhist Association, attended the 5th World Buddhism Forum held in Fujian Province, and afterwards he visited Fuzhou, Putian, Longyan, Xiamen, and Ninde to do surveys and conduct Buddhist activities.

The 11th Panchen Lama went to the Gutian Chairman Mao Memorial Park, the Gutian Conference Site, the Lin Zexu Memorial Hall, the former residence of Yan Fu, the former residence of Lin Juemin and Bing Xin, and Chixi Village to make surveys, and revisit the history of the Chinese revolution.

It is known that Gutian conference is the ninth Party congress held by the Fourth Army of the Red Army in Gutian, Shanghang County, Longyan City, Fujian province, on December 28, 1929. After the conference, Mao Zedong was again elected as Party Chief of the Forth Army of the Red Army.

The 11th Panchen Lama said, “I am very happy to come to Fujian again after 11 years and to get a sense of the tremendous achievements of Fujian’s economic and social development.” During his time in Fujian, the 11th Panchen Lama also went to the Nanputuo Temple, Pingxing Temple, Yongle Temple, and Yongquan Temple in Xiamen to worship.

From October 31 to November 6, the 11th Panchen Lama Erdeni Choskyi Gyalpo, a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and a vice president of the Chinese Buddhist Association, attended the 5th World Buddhism Forum held in Fujian Province, and afterwards he visited Fuzhou, Putian, Longyan, Xiamen, and Ninde to do surveys and conduct Buddhist activities.