pavillion

sacred mountain wutai shan

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August 20th 2006
the bus to taihuai, a small valley in the mountainous region of wutai shan, would leave around seven but first i had to find it. everyone wanted to bring me to taiyuan so i kapt on running around in front of the railway station looking for the bus. finally somebody told me that i had to go down the street. i was picked up by a guy on my wy to the bus station. he helped me buying the ticket and put ... read more

Asia » China » Shanxi » Taihuai

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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