Ming Yang, male, Han nationality, is a native of Minhou, Fujian Province. He was born in l9l6.
Ming became a Buddhist monk in l927, and has lived in numerous monasteries in China. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he accompanied Master Monk Yuabn Ying on tours to Hong Kong and Southeast Asia to preach Buddhist principles and raise funds to help fight the Japanese. Since the founding of the PRC he has served as abbot of various Buddhist temples, as an academic at Buddist institutes, as an official of Buddhist associations, and as an official of several CPPCC National Committees.