This shrine shines as a hot spot, even in the cold rain

XIAMEN, Fujian - Drizzling cold on the first day of the Lunar New Year didn't stop local and international Buddhists from visiting Nanputuo Temple in the coastal city.

"There were swarms of pilgrims waiting outside when we opened the gate at 3 am that day," Dewen, a monk at the temple, says.

"There were even more people the same day last year, when it was warmer and wasn't raining."