Dali's Three Pagoda Temple

Three Pagodas Temple and a lot of incense

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March 7th 2010
Having planned to hike up the mountain behind the town of Dali today we woke to high winds and pouring rain. Plans were changed, breakfasts were eaten, yummy Yunnan coffee was drunk and off we headed to Dali's landmark Three Pagodas Temple. With an overly expensive admission price of 120Y (the Forbidden City it just 40Y), the Three Pagodas Temple had to work hard to impress. Now the three pago ... 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