19 Aug 2008
BEIJING, Aug. 19 -- Singaporean President S. R. Nathan said his visit to the Shaolin Temple in Henan province on Sunday was one of the highlights of his weeklong Olympic tour.The 84-year-old received a warm welcome at the Buddhist monastery, which is best known for being the home of the martial art kungfu.
"I'm very glad my dream finally became a reality," Nathan told Yongxin, an abbot at the temple who led a group of monks in welcoming the president, the Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday.
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