Background
Wu Yuanzhen (Chinese: 吳元真) was born on 14 January 1957, in Xinzhou District, Wuhan, Hubei province, China as the youngest daughter of a family of six brothers and sisters.
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Wu Yuanzhen (Chinese: 吳元真) was born on 14 January 1957, in Xinzhou District, Wuhan, Hubei province, China as the youngest daughter of a family of six brothers and sisters.
Before the Cultural Revolution, she was able to finish high school and began working as an accountant, but no options for formal higher education were open to her. Early career
Wu began work as a cook and gardener at the Changchun Taoist Temple of Wuhan. She studied with Xie Zhongxin, the 22nd fangzhang of Baiyun Temple in Beijing and after four years, in March 1984 she became a monk.
The Changchun Temple, built during the Yuan dynasty, is one of the most important in China.
One of her main duties is fundraising. Later career
In 2009, she was unanimously elected by all of the leaders in all the Changchun Temple"s departments to serve as their principal abbess.
Her ordination was held on 15 November, 2009.
