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Kunming Yuatong Temple

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September 14th 2009
It's the largest Buddhist comlpex in Kunming, a Tang dynasty design, 1200 years old. What was best for me here was...that part of it is being renovated so I could see the bare wooden structures of temple buildings, before they will colour it. Some parts were still being put together, so I coould hang out there and just observe the workers. Again it's a peacefull oasis in the middle of a city. Wha ... 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