{"id":354,"date":"2009-04-19T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-19T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2009\/04\/im-goin-to-chinaaaaaaa\/"},"modified":"2009-04-19T23:30:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-19T23:30:00","slug":"im-goin-to-chinaaaaaaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2009\/04\/im-goin-to-chinaaaaaaa.html","title":{"rendered":"I’m goin to CHINAAAAAAA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Chang\u2019an (Xi\u2019an) to be exact, July 20-Aug 9.<\/span> The acceptance letter just arrived from Venerable Dr. Yifa, Director of the Buddhism<\/a> in China project.<\/p>\n

To see where Chang\u2019an is, click on this map (it is on the right in the middle):<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>(Image thanks to the Berzin Archive<\/a>)<\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>(Image from Cultural-China<\/a>)<\/div>\n

Click here<\/a> for more on the Woodenfish Project and photos from past years.<\/p>\n

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