Photo: Jeremy Horner
Venture off the beaten path to explore places lost in time, from Italy to Egypt.
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Source: Ancient Buddha statues shine under modern lights at night
The 2017 Convention on Exchange of Overseas Talents and the 19th session of the Guangzhou Convention of Overseas Chinese Scholars in Science and Technology (OCS) will be held in the city in December. The convention opened for registration in September to all the willing returned overseas talents and expats hoping to start businesses in China.
More than 600 million people traveled within China this week in celebration of the country’s annual “Golden Week” holiday.
Source: More than 600 million people traveled in China during ‘Golden Week’
Central China’s Henan Province Longmen Grottoes, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to ancient statues of Buddha, has been forced to install a two-meter high protective fence in front of several of the statues to prevent swarms of tourists from touching, rubbing and patting them during the National Day Holidays which ended Thursday.
Source: Protective fence installed to protect Buddha from being polished by tourists’ damaging rubbing
Festivals, monuments and crafts deeply rooted in culture are a must-visit.
China – Longmen Grottoes
AFTER A DAY spent in the heady company of Lord Bao and the generals of the Yang Family, it’s only fitting that the next stop on my trip to central China should be the Centre of Heaven and Earth.
Otherwise known as Dengfeng and the best part of two hours by road from Kaifeng, the city is located between Mount Shaoshi and Mount Taishi – the two peaks of Mount Songshan, the most sacred mountain in China. One of the country’s most renowned spiritual centres, it is home to various religious institutions and temples including the Taoist Zhongyue Temple, the Buddhist Shaolin Temple, as well as the Confucian Songyang Academy.
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