in the early 1970s, during china's cultural revolution, buddhist monks at the longschuen temple were persecuted and killed, and for decades afterward, the structure was in ruins. but something of their spirit has survived, and for the last ten years, what's known as the dragon spring temple has undergone a remarkable renovation. today, it's a tourist attraction. just 60 kilometers northwest of the chinese capital, it's like another world. the restoration has proceeded with great attention to detail from the original design. now, monks are here, too. over 150 of them live at the monastery, studying ancient texts with hopes of reviving buddhism in china, and some are doing it in a unique style. xian fan studied art in beijing before coming here. once he arrived, he had an unusual idea to create a cartoon monk as a kind of branding for longshuen temple. this is xian er, all in yellow. >> i made him in sort of square-shaped because people really like that. so i'm blending old tradition with what's really trendy right now. reporter: xian er is a hit, and xian fan, his creator, has built a