YANGZHOU, a scenic city in east China's Jiangsu province, will hold commemoration activities this November to honour Jianzhen, a Chinese monk who made the landmark journey to Japan to spread Buddhism 1,250 years ago.
Under the sponsorship of the Yangzhou municipal government and the Chinese and Japanese Buddhism associations, the event is intended to promote the spirit of Jianzhen, a knowledgeable and devoted Buddhist in the imperial Tang Dynasty (618-907), a government source said on Wednesday.