Following the Trail of Chinese Heritage

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January 10th 2015

Published: May 2nd 2015

Hello my fellow travellers! Today has been a good day filled to the brim with Chinese heritage sites. I begun the day with visit to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (fair warning, it's not actually a monastery since there are no monks living here, the temple is run by laymen). It's a sweaty hike up a steep hill to reach the monastery and the path there is lined with golden statues. I must admi... Read Full Entry

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Per-Olof Persson

A Small Swede in the Big World

I'm a small Swede that simply just love to travel. I haven't been around as much as I'd wish to yet, but my life long goal is to visit all the countries in the world. I still have a long way to go before that mission is accomplished though. I live with my two cats and one spider in Alvesta, a small city outside of Växjö where I try to host people from all over the world as often as I can. If you need a place to stay, just look me up on couchsurfing.org and send me a request. My living I make working as a insurance adviser, it's a soft job with plenty of free time. I try to get out in the ... full info

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3rd May 2015

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Great adventure!
How fab that you're exploring Chinese culture! I imagine that you saw few Westerners because most are out shopping. And yeah, you're right about the creepy/scary statues--yikes!

4th May 2015

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

Great adventure!
Haha, yeah probably they are! I met a few on this trip but not very many which is always nice. =)

4th May 2015

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Jackpot
Sounds as if you found the trail to find many gems...and some without other tourists! Kinda shows how many temples there must be in China but there are many mountains that are covered by them!

5th May 2015

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

Jackpot
Haha, yes indeed my dancing friend! There are no shortage of temples in China. =) I was in general very fortunate on this trip to not have to rub elbows with two many tourists!

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