Sveces pie klostera ieejas

Stairway to heaven...Of monks and monkeys

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June 30th 2007
/Steven/ We chose to make a trip to mount Emei, a holy Buddhist mountain near Chengdu and 3099m in elevation. Lelde has been plagued for a while with a sore ankle which can deteriorate, so we decided to tackle the mountain as a descent for the most part. We started by getting a bus to Emei( pronounced omay) town, then to the tourist fabrication of a village at the foot of the mountain. We g ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Emei Shan

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more