Jade Buddha Temple Photo 4

Jade Buddha Temple

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August 24th 2008
Saturday we went to the Jade Buddha Temple, which was built in the early 1900s according to the architectural style of the Song dynasty. It's a fully-functioning temple, complete with resident Buddhist monks who conduct services and otherwise go about their business with the tourists watching. We went at a good time - in the morning - when there weren't so many tourists and we were given the ful ... read more

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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