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Weather in Zhangjiajie (Wulingyuan) National Park during our trip was bad for photographing anything except rivers, waterfalls and forest. So we spent a great deal of time hiking, walking and photographing in the forests and along magnificent Golden Whip Stream.
Golden Whip Stream (Jinbian Stream) is famous for its pristine water, its verdant mountains, its steep...
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Huangshan in Chinese means “Yellow Mountain”. But it’s interesting that the mountains aren’t yellow at all. Previously Huangshan was known as Yishan (Mount Yi). Later the name was changed to Huangshan in honor of Huang Di (the Yellow Emperor), a legendary Chinese emperor.
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Guilin region in China has long been renowned for its unique scenery and one of the best-known tourist destinations in China. There are many scenic places along the Li jiang river (Li River) including a scene in Xingping Village which is printed on the back of 20 Yuan banknotes. The primary image on the reverse...
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Mount Huang, also known as Huangshan (literally “Yellow Mountain”), is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. The area is well known for its scenery, sunsets, peculiarly-shaped granite peaks, Huangshan Pine trees, and views of the clouds from above. Mount Huang is a frequent subject of traditional Chinese paintings and literature, as...
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Hase-dera (known more formally as Kaikozan Jishoin Hase-dera) is one of the great Buddhist temples in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for housing a massive wooden statue of Kannon. The temple is the fourth of the 33 stations of the Bando Sanjusankasho pilgrimage circuit dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten. The temple...
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At all Shinto shrines and temples, worshippers and casual visitors are asked to purify themselves (Harai) of impurity before praying to the Shinto deities. The act of cleansing is called Misogi, and the actual washing of hands and mouth with water is called Temizu.
The protocol is thus: take one of the ladles provided, fill it...
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