The Bao'en Temple
Where do the dogs come from?
The Bao’en Temple Stray Animal Protection Center, located in Shanghai, China is the home to more than 7,000 rescued stray dogs at the moment. Master Zhixiang (Image in the bottom right), is the
The Bao’en Temple (image to the right)
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Master Zhixiang's Autobiography
Master Zhixiang, a Buddhist Monk who has saved thousands of dogs since 1993. There are currently more than 7,000 dogs at the temple.
Read Master Zhixiang’s autobiography from Smart Shanghai HERE
Master Zhixiang (images below)



Watch Master Zhixiang save the life of a newborn puppy with mouth-to-mouth CPR.

The Bao’en Temple’s dog and volunteer.

Master Zhixiang saying goodbye to the dogs heading to Germany, Canada, and the U.S.