From a Distance

Dazu Rock Carvings

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December 6th 2012
Last weekened I went to the World Heritage Site at Dazu...on the way to Chengdu about an hour from Yongchuan (My city). The carvings were done by buddists between 400 AD and 1300 AD. A really cool place in this ravine where you could just feel the history. Big bonus was that it was not that crowded either! ... 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