Beijing - Dongyue taoist temple

Unjust Deaths Department. Quote: 'Unjust Death' means the kind of death caused by homicide, suicide and unexpected accidents. Taoism holds that the victim of premature death out of their anger over their loneliness would intrude into homes and residences. This department is especially in charge of the souls of those unjust death cases before they work up merits.

The blog with a boring title, about Beijing.

May 10th 2009
I’m a bit rushed today so hopefully I don’t miss any of the bits. I’d already written the first part, about Dongyue temple, so that should be OK. I’m leaving for Almaty tomorrow (Monday), so not sure how often I’ll have Internet access after this. I uploaded more photos but Travelblog is still buggy, and I don't have time to do it again ... there were a about two shots of Tiananmen s ... read more

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