This is a very interesting piece on some forgotten history. I am fascinated from by this article, not that I am a religious person. Not at all!... "The Chedian shrine is just one of what historians believe may have been a network of more than a dozen Hindu temples or shrines, including two grand big temples, built in Quanzhou and surrounding villages by a community of Tamil traders who lived here during the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368) dynasties. At the time, this port city was among the busiest in the world and was a thriving centre of regional maritime commerce".. thehindu/todays-paper/tp-national/behind-chinas-hindu-temples-a-forgotten-history/article4937069.ece?fb_action_ids=10151608765262615&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=timeline_og&action_object_map={%2210151608765262615%22:483270145089331}&action_type_map={%2210151608765262615%22:%22og.likes%22}&action_ref_map=[]
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:29:08 +0000
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