Hongchun Monastary

Rainy Days.....

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July 17th 2012
Well, I arrived in Chengdu around 9pm last night via bus from The Big Buddha. Man, it has been RAAAAAINNNING!!! Nonstop rain; day and night! I am trying to go north as fast as possible to escape it. Apprently Sichuan Province is always like this in Summer. Thats fine, but this is just too much rain! I have been keeping pretty dry except for my feet. I am wearing flip flops today but been wa ... 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