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Melinda Liu
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May 21, 2008 07:28 PM
Wandering
through the devastated quake zone, I spotted a solitary and
badly damaged temple tucked up against a hill. About 20 Taoist devotees
there were camping out under a makeshift shelter, sleeping on a jumble
of quilts spread over tables outdoors. The quake had left them without
electricity and running water. "We don't even dare go indoors to fetch
our clothes and belongings," said Taoist abbess Zhong Zhixin, 60, "The
roof is about to fall in. Already the three oldest halls have
collapsed. They dated back to 1529, the Ming Dynasty."
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