Heaven and Hell

China - Shapatou

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July 9th 2008
I visit the Zhongwei Gao Temple near Shapatou to see the strange representations of the Buddhist heavena and hell. Spooky! Also near Shapatou, on the banks of the Yellow River and surrounded by towering sand-dunes, I try out the Chinese equivalent of an adrenalin amusement park. There's rafting on the river on a raft made fom inflated sheep-skins, a zip-wire,from the top of one of the dunes, ac ... read more

Asia » China » Ningxia » Yinchuan

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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