Monthly Archives: April 2015

A Sea of Umbrellas

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The Tiny Buddha!

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A teeny-tiny buddha carved into the door frame of a cave at the Longmen Grottoes. 

Stone Faced Buddha

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Longmen Grottoes ~ Built from 400 AD to 15th century, there are thousands and thousands of sculptures of Buddha and his disciples carved into the mountain face. 

Don’t Rock the Boat

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Year of the Goat :)

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I love this because the ribbon is actually hanging straight down in the water; the water is just so clear you can still see it. It’s like the river is graduating to an even better future. Maybe it will be fuller now?

From Base to Buddha

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According to the Chinese, this is the largest statute in the world. Taller than the Statue of Liberty!