ChineShanxi ShengGutao37°11’54” N 112°10’49” E
4 juin 2019, Chine ⋅ ☁️ 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 picEn savoir plus
ChineShanxi ShengGutao37°12’16” N 112°10’45” E
4 juin 2019, Chine ⋅ ☁️ 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,En savoir plus
ChineShaanxiXigao34°30’13” N 109°18’4” E
5 juin 2019, Chine ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Former capital of the empire for a number of dynasties. This is also the Chinese end of the silk road. Xi'an differs from Pingyao in that much of the Xi'an old city has been replaced by modernEn savoir plus
ChineShaanxiHujiazhai34°23’26” N 109°16’47” E
6 juin 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 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 inEn savoir plus
ChineGansu ShengMiaodi Xiacun35°33’5” N 106°34’32” E
8 juin 2019, Chine ⋅ ☁️ 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 theEn savoir plus
ChineGansu ShengZhangyelu36°4’7” N 103°48’52” E
9 juin 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
City on the Yellow River at the heart of the development of Chinese civilization centuries ago. Today it's a long narrow city on both side of the Yellow River which carries a high silt load, givingEn savoir plus
ChineGansu ShengLabuleng35°11’46” N 102°30’46” E
10 juin 2019, Chine ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Small city at 3,000 meters above sea level near Tibet. Labrang Monastery (Tibetan Buddhist) is here (see another post). The first pic is the main square. The is a conch shell, but I do not know why.En savoir plus
ChineGansu ShengLabuleng35°11’38” N 102°30’24” E
11 juin 2019, Chine ⋅ 🌧 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 andEn savoir plus
ChineGansu ShengLabuleng35°11’44” N 102°30’35” E
11 juin 2019, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 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 ofEn savoir plus
ChineGansu ShengXiaoping35°48’15” N 103°2’34” E
12 juin 2019, Chine ⋅ ☀️ 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.En savoir plus
