Daming Temple Vegetarian - Yangzhou

When traveling in China, there is a decent chance that they can find a vegan meal near a Buddhist tempel. this is the case when in the city of yangzhou, provinz jiangsu about 1 hour train from nanjing. daming temple is known for a famous monk jianzhen who studied the sutras and the people into the monkship here in the first year of tianbao government of tang dynasty (742 C.E before he went to japan. order them from a Chinese language menu at the theke and eat them at a table. While I cannot read Chinese characters, we were accompanied by a guide and translator during our stay in yangzhoushan. we ordered the sweet and acidic pork, sauteed chinese spinat and stir fried mixed vegetables with lotus root, holzohr mushrooms and celery. we also ordered two bowls with damped white rice. in our experience is brown rice not easy to find in china. eating was very good and beautifully presented. the average price of a plate is only 29 rmb. unless they can read Chinese characters or bring someone who can, they have difficulty finding someone in the restaurant who can help translate the menu. the restaurant and gift shop is located on the 9-storey qiling pagoda and is easy to see from a fair distance from the tempel complex.

If you travel in China, there is a decent chance that you can find a vegan meal near a Buddhist temple. This is the case if you are in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province about 1 hour train ride from Nanjing. The Daming Temple is known for a famous monk Jianzhen who studied the Sutras and here in the first year of the Tianbao government of the Tang Dynasty (742 C.E., before he went to Japan. Order from a Chinese language menu at the counter and food is served at a table. While I cannot read Chinese characters, we were accompanied by a tour guide and translator during our stay in Yangzhou. We ordered the sweet and acidic pork, sauteed Chinese spinach and stir fried mixed vegetables with lotus root, wood ear mushrooms and celery. We also ordered two bowls of steamed white rice. In our experience, brown rice is not easy to find in China. The food was very good and beautifully presented. The average price of a plate is only 29 RMB. Unless you can read Chinese characters or bring someone who can, you have difficulty finding someone in the restaurant who can help translate the menu. The restaurant and gift shop is located on the 9-storey Qiling Pagoda and is easy to see from a fair distance from the temple complex.