Dunhuang is a particularly important city and surrounding area on the Silk Road. One of our visits was to Crescent...
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Jiayuguan on the Silk Road
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Jiayuguan on the Silk Road
I saw some of the most spectacular landscape in this area. The Qilian Mountains, a range that went up to...
Zhangye on the Silk Road
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Zhangye on the Silk Road
The large Buddhist temple in Zhangye was very interesting. There was a museum behind it and then a wooden pagoda. ...
Xining on the Silk Road
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Xining on the Silk Road
The Kumbum Monastery was a very interesting place to visit; despite the rain and the fact that we could not...
Tanshui – along the Silk Road
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Tanshui – along the Silk Road
Tanshui is not a remarkable city, but nearby we saw one of the remarkable Buddhist grottos – the Maiji Shan...
Xi’an – Day 3 last day in this city
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Xi’an – Day 3 last day in this city
We visited the new DAO Gallery, owned by our fearless leader Ichi Hsu. It is a lovely gallery space. The...
Xi’an – Day 2 on the Silk Road
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Xi’an – Day 2 on the Silk Road
Our second day brought us to the It had amazing stone carvings of calligraphy and statues of Buddhas. We saw...
Xi’an – the start of the Silk Road Tour
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Xi’an – the start of the Silk Road Tour
Of course, we had to see the Terra Cotta Soldiers in Xi’an. This was a repeat for me, but there...
Design work at Zibo
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Design work at Zibo
I traveled to Zibo, Shandong Province, from Shanghai on the high-speed rail train on Sunday. It took only 5 hours...
Lecture at the American Center in Shanghai
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Lecture at the American Center in Shanghai
It was a privilege to lecture on my work at the American Center on the campus of the University of...
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