Dali
We arrived at this beautiful hotel with trappings of house of a noble in ancient China. We were late in our schedule because of a highway accident that delayed us for an hour. A late-model sporty car all smashed up with a truck with a full load of gravel that was on its side. It looked like the truck was trying to avoid the accident. There didn't seem to be any fatality or anybody seriously hurt.
The next morning we visited the Buddhist temples and pagodas in windy Dali. It is actually a big park that has small shuttles that bring tourists up the hill to the various temples.
In front of a temple was a large bin for incense. There were also smaller round pots for the same purpose.
Another type of burner was an incense smoker like the one shown above.
This is one of the many temples we were going to visit; we did not know there were so many temples in this park. The courtyard is filled with local marble squares meticulously aligned.
Another compound of temples we visited. We walked up and down the marble steps, gawking at Buddhist statues of gods and goddesses, and common people who had dedicated their lives of helping others and did good deeds and became "Buddha".
The photo above shows three pagodas in which two of them are leaning a little. They were the victims of an earthquake not too long ago. The little rectangles on each of the floor are doors and windows. They gives the relative size of the pagodas.
The above photo shows the Buddhist chant "Nan Mu Au Mi Tou Fur" written on the walls with 6 characters (I meant tourists) below the characters.
This was a view from one of the temples overlooking the courtyard and the lake and hills on the horizon. The sky was clear blue with no pollution.
Thank you sir, for posting such stunning pictures and commentary to go along with it. I look forward to more photos of China, as well as the history behind such places you visited.
ReplyDelete-Your loyal son. :P