Buddhism wasn’t the only link highlighted by Mukherjee on the second day of his China visit. On Wednesday, Mukherjee on his first state visit to China as president, visited the Hualin Temple in Guangzhou, capital of the industrialised Guangdong province. To underline the Buddhist link with China, Mukherjee on Wednesday installed a bronze statue of Buddha, approximately four feet in height and weighing about 40 kilograms. Mukherjee’s immediate predecessor, former Indian president Pratibha Patil, inaugurated an Indian-style Buddhist Stupa inside the White Horse Temple complex in Luoyang, in central China. Earlier on Wednesday, Mukherjee also emphasised the common historical links between India and China at a business meeting in Guangzhou.

Source: Mint May 25, 2016 08:45 UTC