A close up.

Mt Leshan, biggest buddha in the world!!

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July 17th 2005
As part of a two day tour package that Anna's family so kindly booked for the two of us, we were to explore this mountain and Mt Emeishan (yeehah!!!) in the next two days. Once we arrived, Anna and I got separated from the rather oversized tour group and the guide had a rant at us for wandering off! well.. what with the resentment from the 'museum' (read: "tourist trap") earlier coupled with th ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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