The pagoda forest (cemetery)

Shaolin - the Birth place of Kung-Fu

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May 7th 2007
AS you probably understand already - Shaolin temple is where the Kung fu (martial art) was born - and yes, it is kung and not kong... To arrive there we enjoyed a new fast luxtury train from Beijing (5h) and 2 hours bus which brought us to a nearby town (Denfeng). since we had not much inforamation on this town we had to spend the night in a bit expensive hotel and decide to stay there one more ... read more

Asia » China » Henan » Zhengzhou

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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