Gongyi City day out 13-11-10 (12)

Buddist Cave Temple Gongyi Temple

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November 14th 2010
Hi All, So yesterday we visited the Buddist Cave Temple in Gongyi City. Lonely Planet describes it as "a fascinating series of Buddist caves". After visiting I think it should be changed to "A very small series of Buddist caves"! Yes we did it in around half an hour. So 4 1\2 hours on a bus to get there and back and a tourturous taxi ride in which I couldn't understand the taxi driver and he ... 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