Elephant leg posts

The buddha carved inside this cave was beautiful, but amazing to consider that all of this was done from the insisde out. The front posts were designed as elephant legs, but time, weather and pollution from coal industry have taken their toll. It is always amazing to me the such important historical relics are so open to the public.

Heading into November

November 12th 2011
Heading into the month of November, we are thinking of snow, wind, long underwear and heavy coats. Oh for the bliss of first year when we didn’t know what faced us in winter! But, compared to current temperatures of places that the people we love, we are in a heat wave in the low teens. Blizzards in the Maritimes, frigid temperatures in Peace River and skiing in Whistler makes us grateful for t ... read more

Asia » China » Dongbei » Dalian

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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