Temple of history inspires the future
China DailyA restorer repairs part of a statue in 2015. Guo Kuo, Party secretary of Yixian, says they have been especially cautious in developing and protecting the surrounding areas of the Fengguo Temple, trying to maintain their original features instead of allowing excessive commercial activities. They plan to build a museum to show more cultural relics of the temple that have been kept in storehouses and step up efforts in fire prevention as wooden structures are vulnerable to fire. For example, Li, also a livestreamer with more than 450,000 followers on short-video platform Kuaishou, has been actively introducing cultural heritage in Yixian, especially Fengguo Temple. In the past four months this year, the temple has received 203,000 visits, generating tourist revenue of more than 2 million yuan, a 451 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to county authorities.
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