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A Full Moon Night Over the Forbidden City

February 23, 2019 Awen Land of China

In the beginning of a spring night, there was a full moon freely floating in the sky over the Forbidden City in Beijing. For capturing the best shots of the lone celestial traveller, a group of local photography lovers gathered on the Viewing Hill, the backdrop of the palace, where the last emperor of Ming Dynasty hang himself in 1644 […]

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Complete Enlightenment

September 16, 2018 Awen Chinese Art, Chinese Culture

This is A Thousand Buddhas Hall (千佛殿) in Lingyan Temple (灵岩寺) in Jinan, the capital city of Shandong Province in China’s east coast by the Yellow Sea. The hall houses 40 life-size statues of Arhats. The building was erected in the early 7th century during Tang Dynasty, with the latest renovation carried out in the 16th century during the Ming […]

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