It looks like 酒肉和尚 (monks who consume wine and meat) do exist after all. Two men impersonating as "monks" caused widespread outrage amongst Buddhist and non-Buddhists alike when they were seeing horsing around with women and drinking alcohol. more ›

In the wake of China's saber-rattling in the South China Sea and the fact that the last few Vietnam-China naval run-ins heavily favored the latter, Vietnam has adopted a new strategy to secure disputed sea territory: send buddhist monks to reclaim derelict shrines on the Spratly Islands. more ›

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So the story goes: When Chairman Mao visited Shanghai he asked, 'I know there is a Shanghai (上海：on the sea), but is there a Xiahai (下海：under the sea)?' We assume that this was followed by uncomfortable forced laughter as none present (save possibly Zhou Enlai) had the heart (read: cojones) to tell him that the joke stunk. more ›