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Snapshot: Mingsha Sand Dunes
Blog: To China... and Beyond! - 19 March 2010
Just looking at this photo makes my heart ache. Changsha is slowly warming up from its winter chill, but the sun is still only an occasional visitor. I crave the hot, dry air of the Gansu desert, the feeling of the sun beating down on my shoulders and sand under my feet.
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The Mogao Caves at Dunhuang
Blog: To China... and Beyond! - 2 September 2009
The Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors: These are the “must-dos” for first-time travelers to China. By any rights, the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang belong on that list. Beginning in 366 A.D., painters traveled from all over China to the oasis town of Dunhuang to fill nearby caves with Buddhist imagery. The caves [...]
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