Buddhist Temple Used for Brainwashing Falun Gong Practitioners

Sections of a Buddhist temple outside the town of Pengzhou in Sichuan province have been converted into a makeshift detention center for brainwashing local residents who practice Falun Gong. Photos sent from China—such as this one—show the site having a small pagoda, while online descriptions on official websites flaunt scenic surroundings At least 14 Falun Gong practitioners have been held at the facility since June 2010, with many reporting abuse and torture. Sansheng Temple dates back to the period of the Three Kingdoms (220-280 AD) and is registered under the Sichuan provincial government’s Religious Affairs Bureau. It is located about 30 miles from the provincial capital Chengdu in a remote area of Fenglechang in Guihua Town, under the jurisdiction of Pengzhou city.