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trusty yongjiu
forbidden city
jingshan
...in the background - apparently they used the refuse dirt from digging the moats of the forbidden city to build jingshan
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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2005
white stupa
yuan dynasty tower
i was biking around beijing when i stumbled across this tower - the gates around it were all boarded...
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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2005
taishan text
the interesting thing about taishan was all the inscriptions on cliff walls and such - i wish i could read it!
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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2005
tourist paradise
there were many more tourists at taishan than at emaishan - probably because it only takes 4 hours to...
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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2005
tiashan sunrise 5
still, i think my favorite sunrise on a holy mountain has been mt. sinai - the chinese just don't have...
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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2005
taishan sunrise 2
for this sunrise, i had to get up several hours EARLIER than emaishan because there are no time zones in china, and taishan is east, emaishan is west
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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2005
taishan stairs
taishan red thingy
so the pilgrims hang these red banners on trees for some reason
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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2005
taishan mist
yes, the mountain was covered in a smog like mist, making viewing very difficult, especially once i got to the top
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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2005
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