Exactly five years ago on February 3, 2008, Shaolin Temple officially opened it's first branch in Fremont, California. Since then, branches in San Francisco and Herndon (Virginia) have been established. More will follow in coming years. At the 5th anniversary, I got to witness a Buddhist blessing ceremony. While I couldn't comprehend everything, my understanding was that we … [Read more...] about Shaolin Temple USA Blessing Ceremony
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Exploring China’s interior: Southwest 西南 Day 6: Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Exploring China’s interior: Southwest 西南 // Day 6: Chengdu 成都, capital of Sichuan Province by WanderingChina Chengdu 天府之国, capital of Sichuan province has been on the agenda for the longest time. It has retained its original city name since its founding more than two millennia ago in 311BC, the same cannot be said of many other Chinese cities. A fan of the Three Kingdoms … [Read more...] about Exploring China’s interior: Southwest 西南 Day 6: Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Exploring China’s peripheries: Southwest 西南 Day 5: Yuanyang, Yunnan province
Exploring China’s peripheries: Southwest 西南 // Day 5: Yuanyang county 元阳县, Honghe Hani and Yi Minority Autonomous Prefecture 红河哈尼族彝族自治州, Yunnan province by WanderingChina Done with Dali, it was a six-hour long sleeper bus journey from Dali's Changshan Erhai back to Kunming. Due to the nature of the region's terrain, the train ride would have taken far longer. I whined to … [Read more...] about Exploring China’s peripheries: Southwest 西南 Day 5: Yuanyang, Yunnan province
Exploring China’s peripheries: Southwest 西南 Day 4: Dali 大理, Yunnan province
Exploring China’s peripheries: Southwest 西南 // Day 4: Dali 大理市 county-level city Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan province by WanderingChina Dali is an ancient capital where its old city walls still stand. Not UNESCO protected like Lijiang, it was the seat of power for the Bai kingdom Nanzhao which thrived during the eight and ninth centuries. Later, the … [Read more...] about Exploring China’s peripheries: Southwest 西南 Day 4: Dali 大理, Yunnan province
Exploring China’s peripheries: Southwest 西南 Day 3: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang, Yunnan province
Exploring China’s peripheries: Southwest 西南 // Day 3: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain 玉龙雪山 (Yu Long Xue Shan) Yulong Naxi Autonomous County 玉龙纳西族自治县, Lijiang, Yunnan province by WanderingChina This AAAAA-rated tourist destination found in a Naxi autonomous county would price even the most eager out of the game. But when I arrived, they were there by the busloads, 4WD-loads, the … [Read more...] about Exploring China’s peripheries: Southwest 西南 Day 3: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang, Yunnan province