Archive for 'Culture'
Video from the Lama Temple
My previous post covered my visit to the Lama Temple. I’ve now got a video posted, so you can experience this “museum” more fully yourself.
You can see this in the middle of this video, but here’s a transcript of what I overheard the tour guide say about the Dalai Lama, and my question to him.
Tour […]
Posted: August 5th, 2007 under Culture, Religion, Video.
Comments: 19
Day 5 - Lama Temple and Religious Freedom
Paul and I visited the “Lama Temple” today, a Tibetan Buddhist temple and monastery right in the heart of Beijing. Strange, right? Well it has a long history going back to the Qing dynasty, when some Manchu emperors became spiritual students of the Dalai Lamas. It was shuttered for many years after the Communists came […]
Posted: August 5th, 2007 under Culture, News, Religion.
Comments: 6
Minorities Park Slideshow
Yesterday I wrote about my experience visiting the racist theme park outside of Beijing. Today, I’ve posted a slideshow of photos taken during our visit.
I hope these images will help communicate the source of the deep, disturbed feelings I was trying to share with you through my written words. Remember, this is all a fake […]
Posted: August 4th, 2007 under Culture, Impressions, Photos, Propaganda.
Comments: 9