ENGLISH is becoming increasingly popular in China, and even lamas in north China are taking courses to learn the language.
Lamas from Punin Temple of Tibetan Buddhism, in the rural areas of Chengde city in Hebei province, practise English everyday to be able to communicate with the growing numbers of English-speaking overseas tourists to the temple, a number which exceeds 50,000 each year.
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