The Green Ram Temple - Qing yang Gong Photo 1

The Green Ram Temple - Qing yang Gong

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August 31st 2009
...an half an hour quick visit to the oldest and the most extensive Taoist temple around Chengdu, after a tiring hot and humid day outside made me feel as if I was resting there my whole day.It's just amazing how many islands of peace and tranquility one lively city as Chengdu has. Temples, gardens, vorshiping, contemplating. Recharging batteries at the end of my too short stay at Chengdu. Ritorn ... 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