Archive of posts tagged temple

Tiantang Temple

Posted by on

Tiantang Si, or Tiantang Temple was a tiny town grown up around a large Tibetan temple nestled in a mountain valley separating Gansu and Qinghai Provinces. The day after having climbed Maya Snow Mountain, we took a bus up to the temple, a three hour journey up dirt roads. The temple glimmered atop the town, …

Continue reading ‘Tiantang Temple’ »

Race in China – Fuxi Temple

Posted by on

After getting a ride back from Maijishan, Galen and I went to the temple dedicated to Fuxi. Fuxi is an ancient Chinese god/mythical ancestor who was the first at a lot of things in Chinese mythology. According to Chinese legends, Fuxi and his wife/sister, Nuwa, created all humans after a flood washed everyone else away. …

Continue reading ‘Race in China – Fuxi Temple’ »