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Musical Journey: Shanxi - Cultural Tour
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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| This Naxos China Travelogue tour of Shanzi starts with the ancient walled city of Pingyao, once a thriving commerciaI centre. The former wealth of the province is witnessed by the Courtyard Houses of the Qu and Wang families, extensive compounds dating principalIy from the 18th century. Shuanglin Temple, part of the Pingyao world heritage site, is seen, with its coIlection of 2,000 painted statues from the Song and Yuan dynasties. There are views of Mount Wutai, the first of the Four Sacred Mountains of Chinese Buddhism, with some of its many monasteries and tempIes, and other Buddhist monuments at the Chongsan Monastery and Jinci TempIe. The most remarkable of aIl is the Hanging Monastery at the foot of Mount Heng, one of the Five Sacred Mountains of Taoism, apparentIy hanging on a sheer cIiff-face. The Yingxian Wooded Pagoda of Fogong Temple, dating from the 11th century, is the oldest and highest in China. Still earlier are the carvings of the Yungang Grottoes, some 51,000 statues of the Buddha in 252 caverns, daring originalIy from the 5th and 6th centuries. The tour ends with the sight of the remarkable Hukou WaterfaII, with its 50-metre descent in a gorge on the YeIIow River. The journey is accompanied by traditionaI Chinese instruments and music. |
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