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Yangtze Cruise -- Fengdu (City of Ghosts) October 14,2013

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December 9th 2013
Yangtze Cruise China -- Fengdu Our first stop on our cruise was at Fengdu's City of Ghosts. The Ghost City is a collection of Buddhist and Taoist temples set atop a hill known as Ming Mountain. Fengdu received its reputation when two important officials during the Han Dynasty came to Ming Mountain and later became immortals by carrying out self-cultivation. When their surna ... read more

Asia » China

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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