Jinhua: Short Day in a Circle 20150607_145036

Jinhua: Short Day in a Circle

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July 15th 2015
“Tianning Temple of Jinhua” With a late start, because we needed to grab breakfast at around noonish, Terry and myself set off in the light rain to our new destination. We used a taxi since it was safer than navigating the rain slicked roads of Jinhua on an E-bike. The ride felt long to reach Tianning Temple of Jinhua (金华天宁寺) but we soon discovere ... 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