Sunday, May 16, 2010

Living on the Edge

More than two years after a devastating earthquake hit, some parts of Sichuan province (Administrative Region #21) remain tattered and barely livable. Sichuan straddles Han China and the Tibetan part of the country, more starkly portraying the limits of the nation's development than any other region. If the gap between rural china and urban China is ever to be bridged, here would be an appropriate place to begin. Until that happens, however, the natural beauty of the place will hopefully remain untinged. Like a white picket fence, this beauty conveniently shields the rest of China from the ultramontane problems with which it would rather not reckon.

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The "ancient" town of Langzhong

Sichuan 105
Jiuzhaigou National Park

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The mug of the Leshan Buddha, the largest Buddha in the world

Sichuan 221
A scene from high on Mount Emei

Sichuan 235
What happens if they get sick of bamboo?
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2 comments:

  1. The last photo immediately brought to mind "....eats, shoots and leaves...." Thanks for sharing "the natural beauty of the place." Stunning indeed.

    I looked up 'ultramontane' - Of or relating to peoples or regions lying beyond the mountains, especially the Alps.

    As Groucho put it, “Beyond the Alps lies more Alps, and the Lord Alps those that Alps themselves.”

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  2. http://taylorsayslent.blogspot.com/2009/02/taybear-eats-shoots-and-overstays-his.html

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