You can't even see his feet yet!

July 22nd 2010
A day trip from Chengdu... On a misty morning, we left our Chengdu hostel and got a local bus to the "tourist distribution centre" (the literal translation of the long distance bus station!). We took a two hour bus trip south to a place called Leshan, famous for being home to the largest outdoor Buddha in the world, and another UNESCO site. Upon arrival at Leshan, we took one more b ... 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

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JHG

JHG

I moved to Hong Kong in August 2007 with the intention of staying for 9 months...until I left eight and a half years later....I finally made a move from HK and spent 2016 in Sydney, Australia. 2017 has included Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, Peru, Ireland and Sweden. My favourite adventure: I went travelling in Asia and Europe for six months, taking the Trans-Siberian railway back to England. We managed to get from Thailand to London with no airplanes! I'm a keen photographer and writer & I hope you enjoy my blogs. JHG... full info

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