China
Around Beijing
From Beijing, we took a few side trips to the surrounding area to get away from the crowded sprawl.
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.
The Yungang caves are extensive and huge.  Thousands of Buddhist images were intricately carved in relief into the cave walls over 1000 years ago.
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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