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Hong Kong: a brief glimpse at a happier time | Return to Yunnan, SW China, 2018 | Traversing Tibet (4 galleries) | Beijing, 'Northern Capital' | Shanghai, 2013 | Historic villages of Huizhou, 2013 | Chengdu, Sichuan, 2013 | Bamboo Sea, Sichuan, 2013 | Henan, northern China, 2008 | Shanxi, northern China, 2008 | Xi'an, an ancient Chinese capital

Shanxi, northern China, 2008

In Shanxi, Loess is More The Province “West of the Mountains” is a Land of Loess, the rugged dun-coloured terrain sandwiched between the Great Wall and the Yellow River. From the Loess Plateau a fine, loose soil washes down countless gullies, slowling choking the Yellow River. Farmers have always struggled here, but merchants prospered for centuries by trading tea, salt, silk and grain between Mongolia to the north and the ancient cities to the south. Buddhist sanctuaries on mountain slopes and in caves, walled cities and thousand-year-old pagodas reward the traveller.

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Rural Shanxi
Rural Shanxi		 Rural Shanxi
Rural Shanxi		 Small town in Shanxi
Small town in Shanxi
Picking over waste coal scraps
Picking over waste coal scraps		 City walls, Pingyao
City walls, Pingyao		 Pingyao Hongshanyi Hotel, Pingyao
Pingyao Hongshanyi Hotel, Pingyao
Pingyao
Pingyao		 Delivering coal, Pingyao
Delivering coal, Pingyao		 Pingyao
Pingyao
Pingyao
Pingyao		 Outside the post office, Pingyao
Outside the post office, Pingyao		 Pingyao
Pingyao
Re-creating China's first bank, Pingyao
Re-creating China's first bank, Pingyao		 Older man, Pingyao
Older man, Pingyao		 Three elders, Pingyao
Three elders, Pingyao
Engrossed in their game, Pingyao
Engrossed in their game, Pingyao		 Rural woman
Rural woman		 Qiao Family Home
Qiao Family Home
Sweet potatoes near the Qiao Family Home
Sweet potatoes near the Qiao Family Home		 Raking corn
Raking corn		 Stockpiled corn cobs
Stockpiled corn cobs
Iron warrior guardian, Jinci Temple
Iron warrior guardian, Jinci Temple		 Jinci Temple, at least 1,500 years old
Jinci Temple, at least 1,500 years old		 Writhing dragon, Jinci Temple
Writhing dragon, Jinci Temple
Buddhist pilgrim at Wutai, China
Buddhist pilgrim at Wutai, China		 Wutai Pilgrim
Wutai Pilgrim		 Wutai Pilgrim
Wutai Pilgrim
Tayuan Temple, Wutai Shan
Tayuan Temple, Wutai Shan		 Tayuan Temple, Wutai Shan
Tayuan Temple, Wutai Shan		 Prayer wheel, Wutai Shan
Prayer wheel, Wutai Shan
Child visitor, Wutai Shan
Child visitor, Wutai Shan		 Xiantong Temple stairs, Wutai Shan
Xiantong Temple stairs, Wutai Shan		 Bronze Hall, Xiantong Temple, Wutai Shan
Bronze Hall, Xiantong Temple, Wutai Shan
Boddhisattva, Xiantong Temple, Wutai Shan
Boddhisattva, Xiantong Temple, Wutai Shan		 Xiantong Temple, Wutai Shan
Xiantong Temple, Wutai Shan		 Looking back on Taihuai, Wutai Shan National Park
Looking back on Taihuai, Wutai Shan National Park
2,300-metre pass, Wutai Shan National Park
2,300-metre pass, Wutai Shan National Park		 Nut vendor, Yingxian
Nut vendor, Yingxian		 900-year old Wooden Pagoda, Yingxian
900-year old Wooden Pagoda, Yingxian
Ceiling detail of the Wooden Pagoda, Yingxian
Ceiling detail of the Wooden Pagoda, Yingxian		 Temple guardian at the Wooden Pagoda, Yingxian
Temple guardian at the Wooden Pagoda, Yingxian		 Girls in Yingxian
Girls in Yingxian
Hanging Monastery
Hanging Monastery		 Hanging Monastery
Hanging Monastery		 Buddha effigy, Hanging Monastery
Buddha effigy, Hanging Monastery
Datong, a gritty city
Datong, a gritty city		 Passers-by, Datong
Passers-by, Datong		 Students cycling home, Datong
Students cycling home, Datong
Billboard, Datong
Billboard, Datong		 Yungang Caves, Datong
Yungang Caves, Datong		 Buddha outside the Yungang Caves, Datong
Buddha outside the Yungang Caves, Datong
Yungang Caves, Datong
Yungang Caves, Datong		 Ceiling fresco, Yungang Caves, Datong
Ceiling fresco, Yungang Caves, Datong		 Great Wall, from the Ganzhou - Beijing railway
Great Wall, from the Ganzhou - Beijing railway
Stationmaster, between Datong and Beijing
Stationmaster, between Datong and Beijing		 Countryside west of Beijing
Countryside west of Beijing

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Cathryn07-Nov-2013 08:32
An impressive gallery.
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