Fujian to commemorate 60th anniversary Buddhist master's death

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 ◆ Fujian to commemorate 60th anniversary Buddhist master's death

A series of activities will be held in October in Quanzhou City in southeastern China's Fujian Province to mark the 60th anniversary of the death of Buddhist Master Hongyi.

The activities will include a tea party, sutra chanting, a concert and performances, according to organizers.

Trips will be made to Master Hongyi's memorial hall and tomb, and a temple where he had lived.

Originally named Li Shutong, Master Hongyi was born in Pinghu in east China's Zhejiang Province. He was a noted dramatist, educationalist, writer, painter and calligrapher.

He converted to Buddhism at the Hupao Temple in Hangzhou City in 1918 with the Buddhist name of "Hongyi". He went to preach in Quanzhou in 1928, where he stayed until his death in 1942.