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Nine Buddhist temples in Hangzhou, including the 1,700-year-old Lingyin Temple near West Lake, will close after dark through the Spring Festival holiday as a precaution to avoid overcrowding and safety hazards.
The Jingci (鍑鎱堝) , Faxi (娉曞枩瀵), Fajing (娉曢暅瀵), Fajing (娉曞噣瀵), Lingyin (鐏甸殣瀵), Yongfu (姘哥瀵), Taoguang (闊厜瀵), Xiangji (棣欑Н瀵) and Wanshou (涓囧瀵) temples will open to the public from 5am to 6pm. No temple events will be held on Chinese New Year鈥檚 Eve, which falls on February 18 this year.
Temples are usually crowded on the eve of lunar New Year as people traditionally go there to pray for good fortune in the year ahead. Lingyin Temple sold 6,000 tickets for 200 yuan (US$33) each last year.
Meanwhile, Lingyin Temple didn鈥檛 provide free laba congee to visitors last Tuesday for the Laba Festival, according to the Hangzhou Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs.
Eating laba congee is an ancient tradition that traces its origin to Sakyamuni. To commemorate Buddha鈥檚 enlightenment, many temples in China traditionally offer congee made of rice, nuts and other ingredients to visitors on the 8th day of the 12th month on the Chinese lunar calendar.
Although no congee was distributed to visitors last week, the temple sent 300,000 bowls of laba congee to schools, orphanages and nursing homes for seniors in Hangzhou.
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