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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Harada Soogaku (middle) was the 1st abbot of the monastery in 1920. There were 60 monks living in the monastery at his time.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Monk returning from a ceremony for the dead at the graveyard of the monastery..One of the main services the monastery offers to the local community is performing ceremonies for the dead..
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  • Pilgrims relaxing on the monastery garden. Many pilgrims that come from Tibetan villages spend their nights on the monasteryís yards. .LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Moss garden at the backside of the monastery.
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  • In the garden of the monastery..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Names of the families that sponsor the monastery.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Hoshinji monastery of Soto Zen Buddhism as seen from the front garden.
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  • The garden of the monastery were every afternoon, monks have philosophical debates and play a philosophical (as Oulsal said) game that follows them..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Everything becomes red under a red tent in the garden of the monastery. There, monks have loud philishophical debates every afternoon..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou
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  • Pilgrims relaxing and praying in the monastery garden. Many pilgrims that come from Tibetan villages spend their nights on the monasteryís yards. .LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Pilgrims relaxing and praying in the monastery garden. Many pilgrims that come from Tibetan villages spend their nights on the monasteryís yards..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Pilgrims relaxing on the monastery garden. Many pilgrims that come from Tibetan villages spend their nights on the monasteryís yards. .LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
    17 in the garden.jpg
  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Monk's robes, bags and hats, waiting for them to wear them when they go for "takuhatsu". .That is how is called the visit they make to the houses of their community, telling prayers and collecting offerings for the monastery.
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  • The frond of the female monastery..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • In the garden of the monastery.LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Monastery yard..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • View of the monastery..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou
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  • Everything becomes red under a red tent in the garden of the monastery. There, monks have loud philishophical debates every afternoon..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Monk and nun in the kitchen, preparing lunch..The monastery is mixed and men and women take equal part in the practice..
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  • In the garden of the monastery..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Streets of the monastery..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Morning on the streets of the monastery..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou
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  • View of the monastery..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Oulsal at the grasslands near the monastery, aproximately 3000m hight. There, the Tibetans bring their Yak to feed. .LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • The garden of the monastery were every afternoon, monks have philosophical debates and play a philosophical (as Oulsal said) game that follows them..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Tibetan families consider an honor to have a child tha choses to become a monk..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Monks offer snacks to the children..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Shaving..One day every week is the day off, when the monks have time to take care of them selves. .
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  • Turning the large prayer wheel at the end of the pilgrims route..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Foreign visitors taking part to the morning sutra service. Hoshinji is one of the first monasteries of Soto Zen Buddhism, to become very popular to western scholars of Zen.
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  • Prayers left at the grasslands, by monks and pilgrims..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Pilgrims in front of a monk's home..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Turning the large prayer wheel at the end of the pilgrims route..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • The East side of the monastic village is occupied by the monksí houses..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Rehearsing the ceremony for Buddha's birthday.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Working as part of the monastic practice or "everyday life Zazen" as they call it.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Monk practicing on the bells to be ready to play as part of a ceremony.
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  • On the street between the houses of the monnks..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Most of the monks study Buddhaís words, meditate and pray in their small houses. Oulsal shares his one room house with one more monk..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Bridge over the Dasha river with prayer scarves and prayer flags..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Monks on the way for lunch. Each monk is using 3 bowls for the meals. They keep them in their rooms one inside the other and covered with a towel, until they lift them up to bring them at the table.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Working as part of the monastic practice or "everyday life Zazen" as they call it.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..After breakfast everyone is given work "soji" to do as part of the monastic practice, as the "Zazen in everyday life".
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  • Tibetan families consider an honor to have a child tha choses to become a monk..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • The white stupas dominate the landscape. On the pilgrims route..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • The pilgrimage is mainly to follow the pilgrimís route around the monastic village. Some of them choose to follow the route doing prostrations towards the village and the temples..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Pilgrims pray counting the beeds of their mala..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Tibetan monks are generally very pleasant to foreigners..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Small ceremony for the washing of Buddha's handkerchief.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Rehearsing the ceremony for Buddha's birthday.
    HOSSHINJI 29.jpg
  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Preparing the table for lunch. Eating is also part of the practice and the monks have to follow certain very strict rules. It is considered to have equal importance with Zazen meditation.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Nun in the kitchen preparing lunch.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Working as part of the monastic practice or "everyday life Zazen" as they call it.
    HOSSHINJI 15.jpg
  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Working as part of the monastic practice or "everyday life Zazen" as they call it.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Morning sutra service.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Morning sutra service.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Working as part of the monastic practice or "everyday life Zazen" as they call it.
    HOSSHINJI 12.jpg
  • Oulsal. Tibetans rent horses for horse-riding at the grasslands..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • To hire a tricycle is a very common way of transportation in Xiahe.LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Monks offer snacks to the children..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Touching the holly statues for bliss is part of the pilgrimage..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • The pilgrimage is mainly to follow the pilgrimís route around the monastic village. .LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • The pilgrimage is mainly to follow the pilgrimís route around the monastic village. .LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
    23 monastic route.jpg
  • On the pilgrims way there are hundreds of prayer wheels to turn..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
    22 turning wheels.jpg
  • Pilgrim relaxing by Dasha river..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou
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  • Pilgrims devote prayer scarves to the Buddhist divinities.LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Monks' sandals.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Shaving..One day every week is the day off, when the monks have time to take care of them selves. .
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Nuns shaving their heads..One day every week is the day off, when the monks have time to take care of them selves. .
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Soojii ringing the bell that calls everyone to have lunch.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..A small break for tea between the work hours.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..A German who became the monk Shoodoo, hitting the drum to call for the morning sutra service.
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Monks in "Zazen" meditation position in the Zento
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  • LIVING ZEN - HOSHINJI MONASTERY, OBAMA-JAPAN..Monk in "Zazen" meditation position in the Zento.
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  • Most of the monks study Buddhaís words, meditate and pray in their small houses. Oulsal shares his one room house with one more monk..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Cherry blossoms at Myouchuuji monastery of esoteric Buddhism near Obama city in Fukui prefecture on the Japan sea. Japan
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  • Cherry blossoms at Myouchuuji monastery of esoteric Buddhism.<br />
Obama city is a city on the Japan sea and has become quite famous during the US elections when Obama was elected president of the US, as they campaigned for him. The city has many Buddhist temples as it is on the route that Buddhism followed on its way to Japan.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  View from the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province. The Crown Prince Slope, a Temple at Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province. Master Guan teaching Tai Chi sword at the Purple Heaven Palace taoist temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Purple Heaven Palace taoist temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province. The Crown Prince Slope, a Temple at Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese man walking down steps at the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Taoist monk at the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese pilgrims climbing the hundreds of steps and taking lunch breacks on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Dragon's head where many pilgrims got killed while trying to light incense sticks  at Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Taoist monk at the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2377.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Pilgrims praying to the Taoist godss at the  Suang Long Cave on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2110.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province. Master Guan teaching Tai Chi sword at the Purple Heaven Palace taoist temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_1954.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese man enjoying the view on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Pilgrims climbing the many stept to the top of the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese man resting from climbing Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2063a.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese man resting on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province. A demonstration of Woudang mountain style martial arts at a special stage on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese man enjoying the view on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2535.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Lighting incense sticks at Nanyan Temple on Wudang Moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Dragon head where many pilgrims got killed while trying to light incense sticks at Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2140.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province. Zeng You Fu, a Taoist monk and master of Woudang mountain style martial arts who says is older than 70 years old, demonstrating a pose at the Carefree Valley on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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