Emeishan, a city with 430,000 inhabitants is located in the Chinese province of Sichuan. It is the ideal starting base for visiting the Giant Buddha of Leshan and the Mount Emei with its temples. We spend a nice evening with our driver and our interpreter in Baoguocun, a suburb of Emeishan. Our driver had great […]
Wannian Temple at Mount Emei
The Wannian Temple is the oldest surviving temple on Mount Emei. Among the over 200 temples that existed at one time, only 20 remain today. The rest had been destroyed mainly during the Cultural Revolution. The 3099 m high Mount Emei, also called Da Guang Ming Shan (Mountain of Great Light), is in the central […]
Emei Shan – China
Emei Shan is one of the 4 sacred mountains in China and symbolizes fire. Our guide had great respect for the Tibetan macaques, who do not appear that holy. By car you can drive along a beautiful winding road to an altitude of 2500 m above sea level. After a half an hour of walking […]
Giant Buddha of Leshan – China
The Giant Buddha of Leshan lies at the confluence of Min Jang, Dadu and Qingyi near the city of Leshan approx. 130 km south of Chengdu in the province of Sichuan. Among the sights of the 1,300 year-old city of Leshan are the Lingyun Temple and Wuyou Temple, but Leshan became famous for the 71 […]
Schoolyard in Lhasa – Tibet
In Lhasa, Tibet, China, we had a prime view from the hotel room on a schoolyard. It was interesting for us to observe the goings-on. The flag salute on the court reminded us a little at a booth on the computer fair CeBIT in Hannover in the morning. Please watch the video You are currently […]
Drepung monastery near Lhasa in the Tibet
The Drepung monastery near Lhasa in the Tibet autonomous province in China, is one of the most important monasteries of the Gelug school, also known as Yellow Hat sect. One of the most important leaders of the Gelug school is the Dalai Lama. Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug school never had political ambitions, nevertheless […]