The President tours the Buddhist Lingyin Temple.
The Fijian Head of State is in China for the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics and will also officiate at the opening of the Fiji Consulate in Shanghai City.
Whilst there, he will hold talks with senior government officials.
In Hangzhou City, the President toured the latest ‘Transfar High Tech Agricultural Park’.
The park devotes much of its scientific research and development to the varieties of orchids which are then used for domestic and international sales.
The tour also featured a visit to China’s Silk Museum where the President and his entourage were given a brief history of silk production in China.
He also visited Hangzhou’s famous Buddhist Lingyin Temple where he was taken on a guided tour by Buddhist monks.
With Buddhism, the major religion within the Asian region, His Excellency said that the five million people visiting the temple annually is a testament of its religious and cultural significance.
The President will join world leaders and senior government officials this weekend at the official opening of the Nanjing Youth Olympics which will also feature Fijian athletes.
Source: MINFO NEWS