| China Around Beijing |
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| From Beijing, we took a few side trips to the surrounding area to get away from the crowded sprawl. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| We spent a couple of days at Wutai Shan, our second of China's 4 sacred Buddhist mountains. Tibetan monks who make the pilgrimage can be seen all over in their colorful robes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Yungang caves are extensive and huge. Thousands of Buddhist images were intricately carved in relief into the cave walls over 1000 years ago. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| So there is China. When our visas were ready, it was time to get to the the train station for a 6 day journey across Mongolia and Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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