Lama Temple

Beijing

February 22nd 2007
The Lama Temple (also known as Yonghe Temple) is Beijing's largest Temple. It was once the official residence of Count Yin Zhen. In 1722, the Count became emperor, his named changed to Yonghzeng and he moved to the Forbidden City. So the name of his former residence also changed to Yonghe Temple. In 1744 the residence was converted into a lamasery, a monastery for monks of Tibetan Buddhi ... 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

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Kurt

Kurt de Gante

Hello everybody, I'm Kurt, nearly 40 years old and living in Belgium. I always wanted to see the world and explore other countries. Until now I've done a few -rather small- journeys. But to my feeling there are still a lot to places to explore ;-) I'm the kind of traveller that has done a different kind of trips: in group, alone, with some friends, with my wife (and kids), multiple day trekking in the mountains, city-trips, cultural trips, lazy vacations, ... For the moment, my kids are too young to take them far abroad. That's why -in 2011- I decided to write down some of my travel-e... full info

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