Lao Zi's Pavillion

A Journey to the Temple

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April 13th 2011
Today I took a journey to the QingYang Taoist Temple here in Chengdu. The temple is just 10 minutes down the road from where I am staying, so after working for almost 30 and not finding it, I figured I was in the wrong place. Ordinarily that wouldn't be a problem, but when no one around speaks english, and all the maps are in Chinese finding your way can be quite a challenge. I have never so so co ... 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