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Month: February 2021

New look for historic Shaxi shrines

2021-02-19 by DaliGinkgo Leave a Comment

According to inscribed marble tablets found during restoration, the history of the original Shaxi Pear Orchard Temple dates back over 400 years. Since that period the temple has survived earthquakes, fires and the destruction of the “Smash the Four Olds” of the Cultural Revolution. It has been rebuilt numerous times, most recently in 2012 as … [Read more…]

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