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Sim Sokhaya, a monk from Cambodia, has been learning more about Chinese Buddhism at the Liuzu Temple in Guangdong province, where hundreds of worshippers gathered to celebrate the Buddha's birthday on May 14.

The 28-year-old, who is pursuing a master's degree in Chinese history at South China Normal University in Guangzhou, chanted in Chinese with the abbot of the temple to mark the special day.