President Zhao Puchu of the association handed a letter of invitation to a personal representative of the Dalai Lama,providing the Dalai Lama with a good opportunity to meet with people in the Buddhist circles in China after 30 years of exile.

• 中国佛教协会会长赵朴初亲自将邀请信交到达赖喇嘛的私人代表手中。这给达赖喇嘛提供了一个在流亡三十年之后，同国内佛教界人士见面的良机。