For those who study the Chinese printing history in late imperial China, Manao Temple 瑪瑙寺 was famous because it had a printshop specializing in Buddhist prints. In May 13, 2015, I had a chance to visit this temple which is located right next to West Lake in Hangzhou. There are some Obaku prints were actually outsourced to Hangzhou to print. I am wondering if Manao Temple had worked for Manpukuji's Chinese monks. The main Buddha hall is no longer there and a memorial museum has been set up for Taiwan KMT leader Lian Zhan's 連戰 father Lian Heng 連橫. It is still a beautiful place.
Lian Heng Statue in Manao Temple, photo by Jiang Wu
Taiwan exhibition hall in Manao Temple, photo by Jiang Wu
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