Qianshan- Mountain of A Thousand Peaks Photo 11

Qianshan- Mountain of A Thousand Peaks

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November 6th 2012
We had the pleasure of making a weekend trip to Qianshan Mountain. It is in Northeast China about 20 kilometers away from Anshan City. We were with a group from work. Qianshan ( Mountain of A Thousand Peaks) because its peaks interweave one another nearly amount to one thousand. It is the sacred land of Buddhism and Taoism with Buddhist and Taoist temples and monasteries. The scenery was beau ... 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