Tengwang Pavilion

Road Trip

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February 15th 2012
We didn't have anything official to do today so Evelyn took us on a tour of the Tengwang Pavilion. It was right here in town so we were there in no time. This place was first built back in 653 AD but it's been rebuilt 29 times, most of the times because of fire. It was an interesting place, they put on a short musical-signing thing that's included with admission. The view from the t ... 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