The way train, direct Luoyang. Originally planned to go to the Yongle Temple in Shanxi Ruicheng. Discarded because of traffic inconvenience. Juha says it does not matter. The palace is opened and moved to re-try. I am reluctantly. It is the oldest Taoist temples in China is now the best preserved of the Yuan Dynasty, a group of buildings, according to legend was the birthplace of Lu Tung-pin, one of the Eight Immortals. Graceful ease the layout of the palace, magnificent. Submerged due to water conservancy projects in the Sanmenxia area, moved the site so far.
Get off to walk to Fantasy Hotel. Juha said the cheaper price. Into the hotel lobby dark, like a big hostel. Several passengers are registered accommodation. A look at price list, is really less than a hundred dollars. But the waitress a serious look at us. Then say that we can not live together. As a result, a shop, called the car to spin palace building. Taxi five-starting, blink of an eye away from the rotation Temple is a high-rise buildings. But for foreigners increase 100 percent. Juha hesitated. The lady gave us 10% discounts. Such a room, I pay 100, he paid 200, add up to resort to ten percent discount, a total of 270.
Beginning in 1982, Luoyang each year on April 15-25 Peony Fair is held. Here the world famous peony. There Yao Huang, Wei purple, 2 Joe, beans such as green, and more than 500 varieties of ink-kui. "Fantasy" consequent name.
Now flower show is over, our time in Luoyang only two days. So again discarded and the Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes.
The next day, we are going to buy a train ticket Kaifeng. Juha's yuan is running out. So first bank for cash. Business lines across the road said Miss go west 10 minutes to go. However, Juha believe in his travel book, we drove west to the Bank of China. Sweet they can not change, to the opposite side of the Friendship Store, or can not be replaced. Car return, to find places for nearly an hour to do the procedure. Their money was already noon. Rushed to the train station, replied that the train only at night to Kaifeng ticket. From there catch a ride to the old city of Luoyang.
Luoyang Old City walls is no longer. Ancient style through the streets, houses faintly visible. The streets were imitation Tang Dynasty. Eating in a restaurant, asking other elderly patrons, who with Shouyi Zhi, Tao are old house. We also walk in the streets busy. Some residents in the Ming dynasty.
On the bus east to the White Horse Temple. This is China's earliest Buddhist temple, the "China's first temples," said. Juha into the Temple, books, photography. I am OK with him. Walked behind the cool units, are different. Taiwan brick inlay puzzle. There are piro Palace as the central building, surrounded by a wind-room Seng Fang, self into the courtyard, the layout neat. According to legend, the Han Emperor Ming summer reading areas. Later in this Transwhiz Tianzhu monk. I see a woman pilgrim buckle in the wind-room door entry, open the door a little monks, Ying-Jin. I do not know which of the monks inside. Taiwan, next to a white stone horse, delicate to do, smooth smooth. Juha is hard to believe that this horse is the Song Dynasty. Out of the gate to the west have a bluestone Whitehorse. Mottled old, this may be the Song dynasty horse.
Juha see cave. Times asked passers-by, advertised in the Mangshan. First bus station, then change to 83 road cars, in Mangshan stop. Happen to have a middle-aged man working at the station's home here. Village with him. The following Shen-style main cave. Most of waste do not live only for the storage, aquaculture. Middle-aged man took us to a farm, the owner who is determined to not let us look at his cave, said: "There are no living people, very chaotic." He was afraid to leave a bad impression to foreigners. Juha had photographed a few outside phase. Then walk along the path towards the village. Run-down cave scattered by the roadside, some of them have do not see the number of holes. The new homes are going up a seat. Juha said that from Luoyang beyond a certain someone still living in caves. 当然. He regrets not take a taxi, so not so neat to see the cave.
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