"CHINA" China by swesn
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CHINA 2002 >>
A yodelling call to the evening prayer
Incense smoke, lighted candles
Joss papers burn in the temple pyre
Yak-butter lamps flicker on the altar
'Wind horse' papers strewn across the pass
Prayer wheels creak as they spin clock-wise
Fluttering in the wind, white and yellow scarves
Faded Bodhisattvas with missing arms
A thousand Buddhas peer out of caves
A wall that snakes forever into the mist
Brick by brick, stacked up by slaves
... written by trisha
What is the REAL China? Magnificent wilderness with stunning mountain peaks? Quaint settlements with minority villagers dressed in their elaborate costumes and head-gears? Lovingly preserved towns with Oriental-looking buildings gunning for tourist money? Grotty towns by rivers with maximum pollution? Huge bustling cities of 10 million people or more easily? Caves and ruins steeped in history? Temples, stupas, mosques and mausoleums dripping with cultures?
Actually, China is everything of the above AND MORE... Diverse, interesting and full of spits!
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KUNMING
DALI
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TURPAN
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Comments (14)
Great B/W pics!
back to your China pages...still got impressed. really excellent works!
Lots of great info, especially on the interior of China. Well done!!
Great infomation. Surprised that you have seen some Naxi characters.Quite interesting experiences .Thanx :)
tks for the card,your info will be very useful for me when i travel to china next time!
Beautiful page: good info and photos.I like your postcard.
Great tips! Thanks for showing us the other side of China. //Emily
THANK U!
It was a big pleasure to read your China page! Excellent work! and yeah...the "toilets".....ouchhh
Im an environmentalist at heart, hope the panda population grows by leaps n bounds. Plannin a trip to china soon, will definetely give u a shout>