Saturday, 22 October - Datong (1/2)

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Entrance built recently to the Yungang Caves
Entrance built recently to the Yungang Caves
Monk who designed the caves
Monk who designed the caves
Rows of columns lead to inner temples
Rows of columns lead to inner temples
Interesting way of protecting trees
Interesting way of protecting trees
One of the columns
One of the columns
Protector at bridge entrance
Protector at bridge entrance
View of activity on the lake
View of activity on the lake
Bridge over to temples
Bridge over to temples
Pagoda at caves
Pagoda at caves
Sandalwood carved Buddhas
Sandalwood carved Buddhas
1st cave out of forty five
1st cave out of forty five
Carvings inside first cave
Carvings inside first cave
Explains the first cave
Explains the first cave
Explains the second cave
Explains the second cave
View looking down the caves
View looking down the caves
Sitting Buddha
Sitting Buddha
More carvings
More carvings
Central part of the caves
Central part of the caves
Clearly showing the colours of the carvings
Clearly showing the colours of the carvings
All original colours
All original colours
Colourful Buddha
Colourful Buddha
Thousands of Buddhas are here in all different sizes
Thousands of Buddhas are here in all different sizes
Forest all staked up well
Forest all staked up well
Another view of tree supports
Another view of tree supports
Chicken with fungus
Chicken with fungus
Meadow potatoes
Meadow potatoes
9 dragon screen - largest in China
9 dragon screen - largest in China
45m long
45m long
The other side
The other side
Dragons in detail
Dragons in detail
2 metres thick
2 metres thick
Chinese girls want to practise their English
Chinese girls want to practise their English
Description of the screen
Description of the screen
Small steel saucepan
Small steel saucepan
Piece by piece the ingredients arrive
Piece by piece the ingredients arrive
Hotpot dinner
Hotpot dinner