On Thursday, students attended classes as usual. In the afternoon, we visited Yonghegong, or the Lama Temple, a Tibetan Buddhist temple established in 1694. It has served as an prince's court, an imperial palace, and a monastery in the past. An English-speaking tour guide took the students around the temple's various sites. Afterward, students had free time to explore the temple. Some students burned incense, made offerings, and prayed. Others snapped pictures of the temple's beautiful architecture--including an impressive world record-holding Buddha statue, the tallest statue carved out of a single sandalwood tree!
Students praying
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Afterwards, students met their host siblings back at the Yucai School. Some headed home, some went shopping with their host siblings, and some went with their classmates to places like Liulichang (an art market).
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