Beijing Hutong Life Summary: Photo impression of the hutong life in Beijing. The pictures tell the story. Hutongs are disappearing now very quickly. In a few years the heart and the soul of Beijing will be gone. New tall buildings with many levels is now the target. Enjoy the pictures. See you next time on our travelblog. Lieve vrienden en vriendinnen, Vandaag een fotoreportage over de hutongs in Beijing. Reeds vele eeuwen lang zijn hutongs en Beijing onlosmakelijk met elkaar verbonden. Hier komt snel verandering in. De vele duizenden hutongs worden gesloopt [View Full Entry]

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Buddha's Birthday and Tea Tasting Summary: Today we visit the Niu Jie Mosque, the Fayuan Si Temple and we visit TEASTREET, teatasting and ceremony included. The Niu Jie Mosque is the only mosque in Beijing. You find this mosque in one of the oldest parts of Beijing. The mosque is a attractive and colourfull marriage of Chinese and Islamic design. The Niu Jie Mosque is mainly used by the Hui people, one of the 56 minority groups in China. Around the mosque you find lots of special foodshops and hawkerstalls selling great food and sweets. After our visit to the mosque [View Full Entry]

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Longqing Gorge and the Great Wall Summary: About 100 kilometers North from Beijing you find Longqing Gorge. It's a great natural reserve with lots of green mountains. The lake is 650 meters above sealevel. The place here is very good for hiking and climbing. In the mountains you find a small, but very active, lama monastery. After our visit here we went to the Great Wall. Yes, AGAIN. The day started with lots of rain, but around noon the sky became clear. It was a great day afterall. See you next time, stay in touch for more traveladventures. Monkey and [View Full Entry]

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Beijing Hutong Life Summary: Photo impression of the hutong life in Beijing. The pictures tell the story. Hutongs are disappearing now very quickly. In a few years the heart and the soul of Beijing will be gone. New tall buildings with many levels is now the target. Enjoy the pictures. See you next time on our travelblog. Lieve vrienden en vriendinnen, Vandaag een fotoreportage over de hutongs in Beijing. Reeds vele eeuwen lang zijn hutongs en Beijing onlosmakelijk met elkaar verbonden. Hier komt snel verandering in. De vele duizenden hutongs worden gesloop [View Full Entry]

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Zhihua Music Temple - Lumicang Hutong Summary: The Zhihua Music Temple was constructed in 1443, during the reign of Ming Emperor Ying Zong, as the family temple of Wang Zhen, a eunuch unduly trusted by the Emperor. Zhihua Music Temple is the largest group of original wooden structures dating from the Ming Dynasty in downtown Beijing. The temple is hidden in the hutongs of Beijing and hardly to find. Every day Buddhists are playing several times a day music. The Zhihua Temple music has been handed down according to very strict Buddhist standards. Today's Buddhist musicians ar [View Full Entry]

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Beijing Hutong Life Summary: Photo impression of the hutong life in Beijing. The pictures tell the story. Hutongs are disappearing now very quickly. In a few years the heart and the soul of Beijing will be gone. New tall buildings with many levels is now the target. Enjoy the pictures. See you next time on our travelblog. Lieve vrienden en vriendinnen, Vandaag een fotoreportage over de hutongs in Beijing. Reeds vele eeuwen lang zijn hutongs en Beijing onlosmakelijk met elkaar verbonden. Hier komt snel verandering in. De vele duizenden hutongs worden gesloopt en vee [View Full Entry]

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Mount Huashan - One of the five sacred Mountains in China Summary: Today we visit Mount Huashan. Mount Huashan is one of the five sacred mountains of China and was called Mount Taihuashan in ancient times for its five main peaks shaped much like a flower. Hua was historically the location of several influential Taoist monasteries and was known as a center for the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts. Mount Huashan is a great well protected mountain area and situated about 165 kilometers east of Xian City in Huayin County in Shaanxi Province. The mountain area is belo [View Full Entry]

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Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Waterfun Summary: The Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built originally in 652 during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) and it functioned to collect Buddhist materials that were taken from India by the hierarch Xuanzang. Xuanzang started from Chang'an (the ancient Xian), along the Silk Road and through deserts, finally arriving in India - the cradle of Buddhism. Enduring 17 years traveling 100 countries, he obtained Buddha figures, 657 kinds of sutras and several Buddha relics. After his return to China Xuanzang became with the [View Full Entry]

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Tang Dynasty Park - Xian Summary: Tang Dynasty Park is located in the southeast of Xian City. It's a theme park covering the culture, music, buildings and food of the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907). Here you can learn a lot of things about the grandness, prosperity and brilliance of the Tang Dynasty. Hope you like the pictures. Stay tuned for more adventures. Monkey and Bear. Lieve vrienden en vriendinnen, Vandaag een foto-impressie van het Tang Dynasty Park. Dit themapark ligt in het zuidoosten van Xian en is eigenlijk niet of nauwelijks bekend bij de vele t [View Full Entry]

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The Famen Temple and Qian Ling Mausoleum Summary: In China many temples house treasures and artifacts, but the sheer quantity and quality of treasures in the Famen Temple is rare. Situated in Famen Town Town of Fufeng County (Shaanxi Provence), about 145 kilometers west of Xian, the Famen Temple is renowned for storing the veritable Finger Bone of the Sakyamuni Buddha. Famen Temple was established in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 BC - 220) for carrying forward Buddhism. The most representive structures in the temple are the Famen Temple Pagoda and the Famen Temple Museum. At [View Full Entry]

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