The river of Life

Giant Buddha and Mystic Mountain

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April 11th 2006
Giant Buddha of Leshan Off work from Chengdu, I did a side trip with Ade and Hailong to the Giant Buddha of Chengdu. Really glad to have this time away from work and free my mind. The Largest carving of a Buddha in the world. The Leshan Buddha is indeed a magnificant sight to behold. The most amazing part is how it was constructed. Most Chinese in China are buddhist and every ye ... 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