the recent celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the hsuan tsang monastery which is the only chinese buddhist temple in kolkata was a grand and colourful affair the lingyin temple in hangzhou china with assistance from the chinese consulate general in the city also joined hands for the festivitiesma zhanwu chinese consul general in the city maria fernandes member of the west bengal comission for womens affairs master huirong of the monastery master guangquan abbot from lingyin temple and actress rituparna sengupta were present at the event i hope the celebrations will enable the indian people to know about hsuan tsang in a better way and the chinese buddhist culture as well as the history of the friendly exchanges between the two countries said maguests were treated to a tea ceremony featuring chinese buddhist culture chants by buddhists from china along with a lion dance and some martial arts performances