Qingyanggong, the most famous Daoist temple in Southwest China.


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January 21st 2011
Published: January 22nd 2011
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I'm so mad right now! I just wrote about eight hundred words, and my internet failed...so I have to start over!!! A couple of days ago, I visited the most famous Daoist temple in Chengdu (and, perhaps, in all of China): Qingyanggong. Qingyanggong, which literally translates to "Green Goat Temple," is named after Laozi's (the founder of Daoism) last words, "green goat." And, I was the only one th... Read Full Entry



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Qingyanggong.

Looking down from Revelation Terrace's patio.
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Qingyanggong.

The snake.
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Qingyanggong.

Archaic Chinese one one of the sides of the temples.
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Qingyanggong.

I thought this was where some of the monks lived, because I saw some monks sewing or reading in the rooms. I'm not sure, though.
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Qingyanggong.

A garden in a courtyard.
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Qingyanggong.

Famous Chinese-style architecture, where they "stacked" without using any nails, to graduate the weight from the roof to the pillars.



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