Tag: Asia
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Labrang Monastery: a window into Tibetan culture outside Tibet
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Labrang Monastery (拉卜楞寺, Lābǔlèng Sì) is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating places for Tibetan Buddhist culture. Located in the town of Xiahe (夏河) in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province, China, at a height of almost 3000 m above sea level, it is one of the six most important Tibetan monasteries…
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Kaiping Diaolou, the Guangzhou Towers
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The diaolou are one of the most spectacular and eclectic architectural examples of the fusion between Chinese and Western culture. These bizarre buildings are multi-story, fortified towers and are scattered in the countryside around the city of Kaiping, two hours from the center of Guangzhou in the extreme south of…
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Pingyao Ancient Town, the best preserved old Chinese city
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When you think about traveling in China, you probably have two distinct ways to picture it in your mind. The first image is of a never sleeping megalopolis in the process of rapid development, teeming with skyscrapers, traffic jams, and millions of people. The other image is of ancient rural…
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The village of Licha Bagua, when philosophy becomes Architecture
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The Chinese village of Licha Bagua (黎 槎 八卦 村 – Lí chá Bāguà cūn) is a fascinatingly unique place. It is the perfect example of a Bagua village, a special category of the vernacular architecture of southern China. Located a few kilometers from the city of Zhaoqing, Licha Bagua is just 2 hours…