The Three Pagodas in Dali Photo 3

The Three Pagodas in Dali

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June 16th 2009
Just outside Dali lies the Three Pagodas and a temple complex. I was hesitant to pay the high entry fee especially because the pagodas can be seen from a distance, but I amso glad I went in. I ended up spending over four hours going through the amazing temples and beautifully sculpted landscape. The middle, tallest pagoda was built in the 9th century and the two smaller pagodas were built a ... read more

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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