Chongqing Municipality, China
Photo Features • World Hum • 04.13.09 | 11:38 AM ET
REUTERS/Stringer A worker carries a statue of a saint who has achieved nirvana, also known as an Arhat, for painting at the Arhat Temple in Chongqing Municipality. The Buddhist temple which was built 1,000 years ago with 500 Arhat statues during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD), is now under renovation and will reopen on September 9 this year, local media reported.
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