Dafo, Leshan.

Me and Dafo.

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I saw the largest carved stone Buddha in the world on a boat, climbed Mt. Emei, and was bit by a wild rabid monkey...what did you do today?

March 9th 2011
So, we USACers went on our (supposedly) last fieldtrip of the semester: to Dafo and Emei city. Dafo (or "Big Buddha") is carved into red sandstone that was built during the Tang Dynasty, when Buddhism was at its height in China (or around 700 A.D.). Haitong, the sculptor of Dafo (who also happened to be a monk), decided to safeguard passing boats by creating this protective image in the cliffs, ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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