Asian Games Special: Religious houses to be established or renovated for Games

GUANGZHOU: To accommodate adherents of different faiths, a religious service center will be available in Asian Games Town during the 16th Asian Games that will start in this southern Chinese city on November 12 next year.

Gathering places for Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Christianity and Hinduism, as well as a serenity room, will be made available in the special-built town at foot of Lianhua Mountain in Panyu district, authorities said.

In addition, some 26 temples and churches and two more religious houses for Christian activities in downtown areas will open to foreign participants.