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Answer to the end of the world

Updated: 2012-12-17 17:16
By chinadaily.com.cn

According to the Mayan calendar, the world will end on Friday, Dec 21. Doomsday questions are posed to a popular Buddhist monk ives his employees two days off before and on the day.

Master Yancan is the abbot of Panlong Temple in Handan, Hebei province and also the vice-chairman of the province' Buddhist Association. Famous for easygoing personality and sense of humor, he has more than 4 million followers on Sina Weibo.

Video: Yu Chenkang

Reporter: Tan Yue

Producer: Flora Yue

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