day out to Monastery of divine light Xindu (43)

Monastery of Divine Light - Xindu

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July 10th 2011
Hi All, This is the 4th time I've tried to do this blog!! We had a great day wandering aroung this big temple. After a 2 hour bus ride from Chengdu we tool a pedicab to the temple, which was great fun. Inside the temple is a lovely hall full of arhats, buddists saints, and me and Dany always try and find our favourites. I like the monk with the extremely long eyebrows and the one with a ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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