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Shaolin ‘C.E.O. Monk’ Is Accused of Embezzlement and Affairs With Women
China’s famed Shaolin Temple said its celebrity abbot, Shi Yongxin, was under investigation over misuse of funds and ...
Who are the key players in Taiwan’s ‘great recall’ vote?
Votes favouring recall could shift balance of power in the parliament in favour of Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te ...
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Taiwan temple’s deity survived an Allied air raid during WWII
An air raid by the Allies during World War II destroyed much of the nearly 300-year-old Lungshan Temple in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. The attack on June 8, 1945, burned down the temple’s ...
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New Year's in Taiwan: Temples, Not Toasts - The Washington Post
Julia Ross has lived in Shanghai and recently completed a Fulbright scholarship in Taiwan. She last wrote for Travel about Chiang Kai-shek tourism in Taipei. 2009 is the Year of the Ox. Share ...