Protector Buddhas (easy to spot because of face colours!)

Road trip with 2 monks and being future Buddha

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April 16th 2006
N.B. my China and yak in a bath posts are now accompanied by photographic evidence! I awaken to the melodious strains of a donkey braying. Its parents reply with a chorus of horrendous noises. I am wearing a woolly hat in bed and shivering under my 5 blankets. I can see my breath, so I'm thankful that it's time to get up. Then I look at my clock and realise it's in fact 4am and I have at least ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Friendship Highway

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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