China
1. Elephant Mountain Temple. Guilin, China; 108 Temples of Asia by Martins Ate (Vedatrac 2)
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Today we waked up at Guilin, China - city full of amazing scents of green and fresh flowers and nature. Full with beautiful mountains and scenery views.
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The history of Guilin dates back more than 2000 years, to the first century B.C. when the city was established on the banks of the Kuei River. A couple of hundred years earlier, the construction of the Ling Canal made it possible for water transportation between the Xi River and the Tangzi River
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Guilin is listed as a state-level historical and cultural city. There are scheduled flights to major cities in China and to Japan and the countries of Southeast Asia. So we decided to take a walk around local temples and pogodas.
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One of them was located in the Elephant hill mountain and this is so the temple Nr.1 from where we start our expedition.
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And yes - we did our prayer for a happiness of everyone on the world.
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And we spent other day walking around the Elephant hill.
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