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Sites off the usual Tourist Track in Xi'an, China

In the few remaining weeks we will be in China, we will be visiting some of the more obscure historical sites around Xi'an. This gallery will show a few of the results of our finds.
Two are presently featured: The Xiangji Buddhist temple from 670 AD, and the Tang Dynasty home of Wang Bao-Chuan and Xue Ping-Gui, unique as the only "yao dong" palace in Xi'an, yao dongs are cave dwellings, this one is built into a culvert only 5 km outside the city wall of Xi'an.
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Priest at temple door
Priest at temple door		 Lion at the gate Xiangji Temple
Lion at the gate Xiangji Temple		 Bridge and entry stairs to main gate
Bridge and entry stairs to main gate		 Incense station and vessel
Incense station and vessel
My friend and Laughing Buddah
My friend and Laughing Buddah		 Gate of Xiangji Temple
Gate of Xiangji Temple		 Entry square to temple, looking South
Entry square to temple, looking South		 Building housing icons of worship
Building housing icons of worship
Living area of monks in residence
Living area of monks in residence		 Shandao Pagoda
Shandao Pagoda		 Originally these spires surrounded the pagoda
Originally these spires surrounded the pagoda		 Incense burner - Bronze pagoda.
Incense burner - Bronze pagoda.
New Walkway to Pagoda
New Walkway to Pagoda		 Bell (or Drum) Tower
Bell (or Drum) Tower		 Arched doorway into prayer room
Arched doorway into prayer room		 monk.jpg
monk.jpg
Bell (or Drum) Tower
Bell (or Drum) Tower		 Support Beams
Support Beams		 Peak Auguries
Peak Auguries		 Dragon Detail - Ceremonial Pot
Dragon Detail - Ceremonial Pot
Dragon Detail
Dragon Detail		 Natural Stone Formation
Natural Stone Formation		 Beam support system
Beam support system		 Detail
Detail
Accolyte chanting prayer
Accolyte chanting prayer		 Accolyte
Accolyte		 Temple Dog
Temple Dog		 Topiary
Topiary
Laughing Buddah - Carries prosperity in his, er, pouch
Laughing Buddah - Carries prosperity in his, er, pouch		 Laughing Prosperous Buddah Holding Sycee
Laughing Prosperous Buddah Holding Sycee		 Point of Prayer
Point of Prayer		 Two specialty gods
Two specialty gods
Two more specialty gods
Two more specialty gods		 bIMG_5016.jpg
bIMG_5016.jpg		 Harvest - Temple Field
Harvest - Temple Field		 Young Worshiper
Young Worshiper
Small Pagoda near Xiangji
Small Pagoda near Xiangji		 Hanyao Entrance-Horse Chaise
Hanyao Entrance-Horse Chaise		 Map, Hanyao is carved out of a hillside
Map, Hanyao is carved out of a hillside		 entry meadow to Hanyao
entry meadow to Hanyao
Twig Arbor in meadow
Twig Arbor in meadow		 Walkway into palace grounds
Walkway into "palace grounds"		 Gate into Palace Grounds
Gate into Palace Grounds		 Stelae telling story of Wang Bao-Chan
Stelae telling story of Wang Bao-Chan
Theater Building
Theater Building		 Administration building/apartments
Administration building/apartments		 These are Yao Dong (cave dwellings)
These are "Yao Dong" (cave dwellings)		 Garden of YaoDong entrance
Garden of YaoDong entrance
Stove
Stove		 Grain Mill-Hand Powered
Grain Mill-Hand Powered		 Courtyard - servant quarters
Courtyard - servant quarters		 Gazebo
Gazebo
Statue of Wang Bao-Chuan-Third Daughter of Prime Minister
Statue of Wang Bao-Chuan-Third Daughter of Prime Minister		 Wang Bao-Chuan falls in love with Xue Ping Gui, a beggar
Wang Bao-Chuan falls in love with Xue Ping Gui, a beggar		 Xue Ping-Gui breaks a wild stallion
Xue Ping-Gui breaks a wild stallion		 Her Father attempts to find her another suitor
Her Father attempts to find her another suitor
Over the protest of her father Wang Bao Chuan Marries the Beggar
Over the protest of her father Wang Bao Chuan Marries the Beggar		 Tomb of an unknown nobleperson
Tomb of an unknown nobleperson		 She is Exiled
She is Exiled		 Xue Ping-Gui goes off to war
Xue Ping-Gui goes off to war
She subsists on vegetables
She subsists on vegetables		 Her Mother brings her sustenance
Her Mother brings her sustenance		 They are reunited after 18 years
They are reunited after 18 years		 Their love is rekidled
Their love is rekidled
Xue-Ping-Gui becomes a high officer
Xue-Ping-Gui becomes a high officer		 They are the central figures in a chapel of woship
They are the central figures in a chapel of woship		 Northwestern Law and Politics University
Northwestern Law and Politics University		 Entry
Entry
Administration Building
Administration Building
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