Miles de budas / Thousands of budas

Cuevas budistas / Buddist Caves

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November 4th 2006
Cuevas budistas construidas hace miles de anos en varias etapas. Contienen grandes estatuas de piedra de budas (mas de 50.000 budas en total a lo largo de casi 50 cuevas) algunas de ellas pintadas. Lugar impresionante y poco conocido por turistas extranjeros. English Buddist caves built thousands of years ago in various periods. They contain big budda statues, more than 50.000 over al ... read more

Asia » China » Shanxi » Datong

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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