The Hanging Monastry III

Datong

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August 15th 2009
The bus leaving Wutai Shan early in the morning to the Hanging Monastery was - like usual - packed with people. The trip took about three hours on a sometimes bumpy road. I was glad to have a normal seat in the bus. After arriving at the Hanging Monastery, I approached one of the couples from the bus. They could speak basic English and I asked them whether they knew how to get from there to ... 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