JACK AND THE BIG MAN

BIG BUDDHA

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September 25th 2009
This morning we got up early and headed off to Leshan to see a 1300 year old statue of Buddha and 10,000 little ones at a town about two hours coach ride down the road. Leshan is on the banks of three rivers converging and was suprisingly humid. It was a plesant hike through the park, through caves, up and over hills and some very steep stairs to see the many carved ststues and buildings that make ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan

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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