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Manka Lungshan Temple under renovation |
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As the teachers and students
finished up with our last session photographing the architecture at
Lungshan Temple on December 29th, we discovered to our dismay that in
the week since we had last been to the temple they had done some
destructive things in renovating the temple. In order to support the
weight of heavy steel scaffolding they had poured a layer of cement
right on top of the historic old flagstones. We
went and asked why they
were doing that, and they explained that the steel scaffolding was being
erected to support a temporary roof to protect the temple from the rain
while its roof was dismantled, but we were still unhappy with the
destruction. The four photos give a before-and-after view of the front
hall,
comparing what we saw on our first visit to the temple in early November
with the steel scaffolding that we found on December 29th. |
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| the main hall on our first visit in November |
Steel scaffolding and concrete footing wreak destruction on old flagstones |
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Wooden scaffolding on the front side of the main hall Links: •Written
and photographed by Chui-Hiu |
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Origin
of Lungshan Temple |
The History of Lungshan Temple |
Major
renovations of Manka Lungshan Temple | Manka
Lungshan Temple under renovation |
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