Yungang Grottoes

impressive example of Chinese stone carving from 5th and 6th century

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DATONG - an hour-hotel, 51000 buddhas and a completely new old-town

January 27th 2013
Datong is a city located 300 kilometers west of Beijing with around 2 to 3 million inhabitants. At the moment there are big changes going on in Datong. In the course of a 6 billion euro project, the whole citycentre of Datong is demolished and completely rebuild, based on a Ming Dynasty Style. We didn't know about that before coming here and were amazed by the size of the construction site whi ... read more

Asia » China » Shanxi » Datong

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

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