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Monthly Archives: October 2012
International Hostel: Luoyang
Henan is not a well traveled destination and there aren’t as many budget travel options. I like the International Hostels I’ve stayed in in China, but didn’t see anything listed for Kaifeng. Luckily, Luoyang had a hostel. Unluckily, the hihostels.com … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodations, Asia
Tagged accommodations, budget travel, China, Henan, hostel, hostels, Longmen Caves, Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign
New to The Daily Post? Whether you’re a beginner or a professional, you’re invited to get involved in our Weekly Photo Challenge to help you meet your blogging goals and give you another way to take part in Post a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Blogging Challenge, Place
Tagged Buddhist, Indian, postaday2012, postaweek2012, religious, spiritual
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign
New to The Daily Post? Whether you’re a beginner or a professional, you’re invited to get involved in our Weekly Photo Challenge to help you meet your blogging goals and give you another way to take part in Post a … Continue reading
White Horse Temple, Luoyang
In Luyoang we went to the White Horse Temple, the place from which Buddhism spread in China. There are several legends relating to this beginning. I’m not sure why since by 266 A.D. when the first Buddhists came to China, … Continue reading
Posted in Activity, Art, Asia, Culture, Place
Tagged Afghanistan, Buddhism, Buddhist, China, Henan, History, Lonely Planet, Luoyang, religion, religious art, temple, White Horse Temple
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Water Banquet
In Luoyang in Henan, one night my friend Kristyn and I went to a restaurant known for its water banquet, a local culinary tradition. The water banquet is a 24 course banquet with the courses coming one after another flowing … Continue reading
Longmen Caves, Luoyang, China
The Longmen Caves drew me to Henan. I’d seen photos of this UNESCO World Heritage Site and found the caves with the tens of thousands of sculptures mesmerizing and mysterious. UNESCO’s site briefly explains their historic and cultural significance stating,: … Continue reading
Posted in Activity, Asia, Culture
Tagged Buddhism, China, Forbidden City, Henan, Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, Northern Wei
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Kaifeng Museum
Kaifeng has a nifty museum that just takes an hour or so to get through, perfect for our last morning in the city. They had lots of student paintings, some ceramics, and bronzes. The best part I think was the … Continue reading
In Line
We needed to get train tickets for the second leg of our trip. After walking in circles to find the ticket booking agency near our hotel, we jumped in a cab for the station on the outskirts of town. Had … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Experience
Tagged Canada, mental illness, rants, Syria, Turkey, ugly Americans, United States
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Kaifeng: Sights
In Kaifeng we started with the Chief Minister’s Temple, which is where all the tours stop so get there early to avoid the crowds. This temple complex was first built in 555 A.D. and at its peak 10,000 monks lived … Continue reading
Henan Hiccup
After so much tumult trying to get train tickets, we finally got some. We thought we were on an overnight train since that’s the only trains I asked for. Nope. We were given fast train tickets, which we didn’t realize … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodations, Asia
Tagged Bates Motel, China, Henan, Kaifeng, Lazy Boy, Shandong
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