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China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Modern Temple |
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Selling incense. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Modern Temple |
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Incense seller. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Modern Temple |
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Famen Temple contains some relics of the Buddha and a collection of treasures discovered in 1981. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Modern Temple |
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A 1km long road leads to the main temple. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Modern Temple |
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The Temple resembles a praying pilgrim and is Buddhist. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Modern Temple |
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One of the large guilded statues guarding the Temple. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Modern Temple |
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The modern main temple is reached from the entrance by electric buses and trains. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Modern Temple |
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The interior of the temple houses a museum of finds from beneath the old pagoda. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Modern Temple |
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The temple is enormous. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Modern Temple |
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View from the modern temple. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Modern Temple |
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The entrance hallway of the temple. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Modern Temple |
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Musician in the entrance hallway. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Modern Temple |
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The prayer hall. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Glass tea cup holder and cup from the Tang Dynasty at the Famen Temple Museum. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Guilded silver tea cups with lids from the Tang Dynasty. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Guilded silver tea roller. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Tang jug engraved with traditional Chinese stories. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Detail of jug engraved with stories. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Plain gold alms bowl (Tang). |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Tang guilded silver sachet. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Tang silver case with lions. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Yuqa engraved gold - silver bottle. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Buddhist staff. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Silver lotus. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Silver hand warmer. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Guilded silver bowl. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Guilded silver tea sieve. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Cage made of silver and gold thread. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Guilded silver incense holder. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Gold and silver bracelets. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Museum |
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Gold and silver gyroscope from the Tang period. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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The original temple. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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Two children and a bronze turtle. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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The 1000 year old pagoda of the original Famen Temple. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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The pagoda brickwork. The pagoda collapsed in 1981 revealing over a thousand treasures. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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The original temple is a small part of the modern temple complex. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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Part of the original temple. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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Worshippers at the temple. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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Incense burner. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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Incence burner detail. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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The temple is set in a well kept garden. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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The Famen Temple is over 1000 years old. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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Worshippers at the temple. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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Monks at the temple shrine. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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Painted entrance. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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The pagoda brickwork. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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Monks. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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At prayer. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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Three generations. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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Two Buddhist monks. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Famen Temple |
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Original Temple |
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A couple with incense. |
2009 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
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Shaolin is a small village on the slopes of the Song Shan Mountain. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
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Farms and mountain scenery. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
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Pig in the street. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
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Snack bar. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
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Toilet with the characters for male (left) and female. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
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Advert for bicycles. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
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The entrance of the Shaolin Monastery. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
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Stone bridge in the monastery gardens. Shaolin was founded in the 5th century by an Indian monk on the slopes of the Song Shan Mountain. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
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Figure in martial pose in the monastery grounds. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
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Clay figures. During the Tang Dynasty the monks developed Wushu, a fore-runner of Kung Fu. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
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Clay figures (Kung Fu). |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
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Statues of monks. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
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Stele on a tortoise. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
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Carved stone. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
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Stele marking the visit of a Swiss Kung Fu group. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Zhong Yue Temple |
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The Zhong Yue Temple is reached by a long flight of steps. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Zhong Yue Temple |
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Temple guardian. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Zhong Yue Temple |
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Guardian. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Zhong Yue Temple |
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The main courtyard. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Zhong Yue Temple |
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The characters for Shaolin. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Zhong Yue Temple |
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The temple is Taoist and is within the monastery grounds. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Zhong Yue Temple |
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Detail of a wooden doorway. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Zhong Yue Temple |
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Temple guardian. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Zhong Yue Temple |
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The red brickwork at the rear of the temple. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
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Man having his face sketched. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
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Tourist being photographed. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Forest of Pagodas |
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The Forest of Pagodas. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Forest of Pagodas |
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Dozens of pagodas resembling a forest. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Forest of Pagodas |
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Carved creatures at the base of a pagoda. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Forest of Pagodas |
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The forest with the Song Shan Mountain. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Forest of Pagodas |
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Stone carving on the largest pagoda. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Forest of Pagodas |
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The pagodas are close together. |
1988 |
China |
Henan |
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Shaolin |
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A Kung Fu school near the monastery. |
1988 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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Street corner on Nathan Road, the main shopping street in Kowloon. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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Shops spill out onto the pavement. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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Street sign. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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General store. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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Dried fish, a popular snack in Hong Kong. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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Nathan Road street scene. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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Shopping mall. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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The Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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The Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre was established in 1986. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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Apartments and offices. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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Hotel posters. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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Angular glass building. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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The entrance to Chungking Mansions. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
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Night food stall. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
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Street scene at night. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
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Temple Street Market |
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Temple Street Market is a night market. |
2012 |