In a letter to Xuan Zang, Shenzhen's Jing Bao vows to defend the temple against the wrecking ball.

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Although three towers, including one that houses a relic of Xuan Zang will be preserved, the demolition plan may affect the temple's application for Unesco World Heritage status.

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"They told me I was too old, " said Vo Tong Xuan, a former assembly member and respected agricultural economist.

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Xuan paper has become synonymous with the region, where a score of artisans still keep the craft alive.

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The Dong Xuan Center is an Asian market on an industrial scale, housed in a series of vast warehouses in the working class neighbourhood of Lichtenberg.

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