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Where can you stay and practise at a Buddhist temple in China?
We list 45 Buddhist places that publish overnight practice: 22 temples, 11 meditation centres and 12 Shaolin kung fu schools. Retreats taught in English are mainly in Hong Kong and Taiwan. On the mainland, temples such as Bailin in Hebei and Fuyuan in Zhejiang run their own Chan retreats, and Fuyuan’s are free.
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