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Hanging on a prayer

Posted on July 30, 2013 by chongbrood

It only gets 3 hours of sunlight a day. That’s one reason why the Hanging Monastery of Hengshan or in Chinese, Xuankong Si (悬空寺) is still in relatively good shape today despite its 1,500-year history. The faded paintwork aside, one … Continue reading →

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Finding Mr Gao and CITS Datong

Posted on June 11, 2013 by chongbrood

The day’s plan hinged on me finding the Datong CITS office. We only have a day in Datong and wanted to do as most people do – see the key sights and take the night train out. In my research, … Continue reading →

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