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January 28th 2011
Published: January 28th 2011
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That's exactly what I'm thinking right now as I write this. The oh so "knowledgable" local who told me Du Fu, the most famous poet in Chinese history, lived in that little kabozo was wrong. I doubted her at first, but went along with what she said, making sure I displayed an engaging disposition to be polite. But deep down, I knew that wasn't the famous thatched cottage of Du Fu. The problem was, ... Read Full Entry



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Lindsay Dillon
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Graduated in 2011, in anthropology, Japanese and Chinese at Kansas State University. I also somewhat study Tibetan. I have a keen interest in Korean, Thai and Yucatec Maya language, dont ask why. :)) I'm constantly in awe of where these small hands have taken me, and of where my feet might be swept off to. And how such powerful everlasting messages of love and life, instilled in these opportunities, present themselves as an enormous gift to such a small frail and mortal body. I now better understand and appreciate the world's people, through my time as an expat overseas. I have traveled arou... full info
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Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Me in front of the 360-degree view pagoda.
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Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Shaoling again.
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Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Enterance.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
His poems on display...
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Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Inside Shaoling.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
A walkway with Du Fu's famous poems along the sides.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
The Pagoda of Buddhas enshrined all the pliths found in this area. Most of the pliths in China have actually been found in Chengdu.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Inside Shaoling.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
On top of the pliths!
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Info of the pliths.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Standing on top of the pliths!
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
All the bamboo made some areas very dark.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Inside the pagoda.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
The Pagoda of Buddhas also encased many artifacts from previous dynasties, especially the Ming Dynasty.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.
Dufu's Thatched Cottage Museum.



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