KiinaShanxi ShengGutao37°11’54” N 112°10’49” E
4. kesäkuuta 2019, Kiina ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
The only complete Ming dynasty city wall left in China. It is more than 6 kilometers in circumference. The wall has 6 gates: 1 each north and south plus 2 each to the west and the east. The first picLue lisää
KiinaShanxi ShengGutao37°12’16” N 112°10’45” E
4. kesäkuuta 2019, Kiina ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Pingyao was the financial/banking center of China. The first Chinese bank was founded here, and at it's peak, there were dozens of banks here. The first pic is the entrance to the very first bank,Lue lisää
KiinaShaanxiXigao34°30’13” N 109°18’4” E
KiinaShaanxiHujiazhai34°23’26” N 109°16’47” E
6. kesäkuuta 2019, Kiina ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
This is another place where pictures, TV, etc, do not do justice to actually seeing this. The emperor, who is the statue in the last picture, had all this built over 2,000 years ago as his guards inLue lisää
KiinaGansu ShengMiaodi Xiacun35°33’5” N 106°34’32” E
8. kesäkuuta 2019, Kiina ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
One of the holy mountains in Taoism. Many paths that's ncluded thousands of steps to visit dozens of temples. Some of the stairs are so steep as to be scary. The first two pics are of a couple of theLue lisää
KiinaGansu ShengZhangyelu36°4’7” N 103°48’52” E
KiinaGansu ShengLabuleng35°11’46” N 102°30’46” E
KiinaGansu ShengLabuleng35°11’38” N 102°30’24” E
11. kesäkuuta 2019, Kiina ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
Very large monastery that isn't what it sounds like. This is actually a university consisting of 6 colleges, including traditional Tibetan medicine, philosophy and others. 1200 monks plus novices andLue lisää
KiinaGansu ShengLabuleng35°11’44” N 102°30’35” E
11. kesäkuuta 2019, Kiina ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
This is the printing operation of the Labrang Monastery, roughly equivalent to the university press that most schools have. However, this is unique. It is the only place where wood block printing ofLue lisää
KiinaGansu ShengXiaoping35°48’15” N 103°2’34” E
12. kesäkuuta 2019, Kiina ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Large, historic Buddhist site dating to the 5th century, located in a gorge off of the upper Yellow River. Temples were added up through the Ming dynasty. The large Buddha is more than 27 meters tall.Lue lisää
