Touring China: A Visual Pilgrimage

DATE: Sunday, October 21, 2012, 1:30 pm
SITE: St. Johns Hospital – Oakland: Education Center
27351 Dequindre Rd (West side); Madison Heights
(North of 11 Mile Rd • South of 12 Mile
Conveniently located North of I-696 and East of I-75)

Meeting Information: Patricia Beer @ (586) 558-9767

Touring China: A Visual Pilgrimage
     a step into the 21st Century

 

A dignified pavilion rises behind the main entrance of the magnificent Ming Necropolis, which is located 50km northwest of Beijing. Seven kilometres long, the holy avenue, 'Spirit Way',of the Ming Necropolis is lined with numerous beautiful stone figures. Dingling, the mausoleum of the 13th Ming Emperor, Wanli, is one of three restored grave sites where elegant stairs, decorated with beautiful stone masonry, lead up to the terrestrial section of the mausoleum.

Discover China, the 5,000-year-old “Middle Kingdom, and mysterious Tibet.  Our journey begins in Beijing’s Forbidden City, home to Chinese emperors for more tthan 500 years. Move outside to Tianamen Squrae, where children now fly kite.  Continue to Xian, the ancient capital, to examine a Neolithis village and inspect a porcelain factory.  Visit the birthplace of Confucius and spend a few quiet moments in a Taoist shrine, Trek to Tibet, the mountainous land shrouded in Buddhist coulture,and enter Lhasa, its lofty capital.  View the former palace of the Dalai Lama and walk throuth Jokhang monastery, where Buddhist priests turn giant prayer wheels and chanting monks fill the thin air with an erie hum.



Guests Welcome: Members and Guests are encouraged to bring 
Asian artifacts to share  with the group.


 

Join  us at Mongolian Buffet, 12 Mile Road; Ryan, for dinner after the meeting

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