Godess of the Sea

This is the statue of the sea goddess at the center of the Tianmu Temple. Legend has it that she was a virtuous young girl in life who was rewarded with a place in heaven as a goddess after she died. Now she is supposed to guard the destinies of sailors.

The Beer Capital of China

June 3rd 2008
Hello again my blog readers. I apologize for my long lapse in not publishing blog entries. A combination of factors is to blame. Partially it is just me being lazy, but also, the pace of my travels slowed down a lot for a while. I decided to take it easy for a couple of weekends because my travel companions, Matt and Michelle, scheduled a few trips that I did not really want to go on. Not too much ... read more

Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao

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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