AS ITS NAME IMPLIES, MUSLIM SNACK STREET IS PACKED WITH VENDORS SELLING SNACK FOODS: Xi’an has a large Muslim community with many of its members living around the Muslim Quarter which is in the vicinity of the Drum Tower. The vibrant Muslim Quarter is home to several mosques, the largest and oldest of which is […]
The Great Mosque of Xi’an is an oasis of tranquility
THE XI’AN GREAT MOSQUE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST AND LARGEST MOSQUES IN CHINA: Located in the heart of the Xi’an’s bustling Muslim Quarter is the Great Mosque, one of the oldest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China. The mosque was first established in 742 AD, during the Tang Dynasty, and it is still a […]
Puning Temple – A Symbol of Universal Peace
PUNING TEMPLE HAS THE WORLD’S LARGEST BODHISATTVA AVALOKITESVARA WOOD SCULPTURE: Puning Temple, located to the north-east of the Chengde Mountain Resort, is one of the temples that make up the Eight Outer Temples complex. Nicknamed the “Big Buddha Temple”, it is one of the more interesting temples in the complex as it is home to […]
A “Qing Style” Market at Puning Street in Chengde
AT THE PUNING STREET QING MARKET YOU CAN BUY ALL KINDS OF CHINESE SOUVENIRS On the way out of the Puyou Temple complex, we walk through the Puning Street market, a modern day re-creation of a Qing style cultural and market place. The Puning and Puyou Temples were built during the Qing Dynasty and the […]
Puyou Temple With Its Impressive Hall of Arhats
PUYOU TEMPLE’S COLLECTION OF ARHAT STATUES IS WORTH SEEING: To the east of Puning Temple is the Puyou Temple, another of the Eight Outer Temples near the Chengde Mountain Resort. Compared to Puning Temple, with its many colourful gate and temple halls, bell and temple towers, pavilions, stupas and the world famous giant Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, […]