Sanjiang Kanglegong
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Hanging around Datong
... taxi back to the city!
The hanging monastery is called the hanging monastery for blatantly obvious reasons, it hangs around 50m above the ground and is held in place by huge beams that fit into holes that have been chiseled into the rock face. Considering it was built around 1500 years ago, it's really impressive (if I had known how old it was when we were walking along it, I may have walked carefully). It's not only famous for it's unique ...
Sonce!
... sredine vagona, kjer sva sedela midva, se ji je nabrala ze cela gora smeti.
Prekajena (le kdo bi uposteval znak za prepovedano kajenje), lacna, zejna (WC na vlaku naju ni niti malo mikal in sva se raje drzala malo nazaj) in vsa trda od nepremicnega sedenja sva le prispela na cilj.
Kitajski veliki brat je poskrbel, da sva si blaten Datong po prihodu ogledovala kako uro več, kot bi si ga sicer (= 0). ...
Datong
... je ook meemaken). Er was voor de complete bevolking op 50 kamers welgeteld 1 douche. Het bed was een plank en de peuken lagen nog van de vorige bewoner op de vloer. Kort samengevat: ik was blij dat ik mijn slaapzak mee had genomen. De Chinese man kon Engels en regelde de kamer. Hij gaf aan dat hij ook trips organiseerde en voor 80 yuan kon ik de dag erop naar de Hanging Monastery en de Yungang Caves. De LP vermelde deze prijs als gelijkwaardig aan het nemen van een taxi dus ...
Datong - why?
... of town to the caves. EASY! Mum is super impressed with how well we are getting around and how cheap the transport has been! It wasn’t even a dollar to go 45 mins on the bus out to the caves. The caves were interesting and we spent the good part of the day wondering through the grounds and along the cliff. We saw some really hairy camels. I asked to take their photo but the guy got angry, so later, when we were walking along the cliff, I got out my ...
Hanging Temple and Yungang Grottoes in Datong
... way, the scenery sort of resembled that of Inner Mongolia with many dusty steppes, short valleys and many flat singular colored areas. There also seemed to be a lot of construction going on as the government had planned to increase traffic capacity in the area for future growth.
After an hour's drive, we had reached the Hanging Temple (Xuankong Si). I was surprised to see how well it blended into the mountain side. The temple itself was supported by wooden pillars ...
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