{"id":2341,"date":"2014-02-16T02:25:39","date_gmt":"2014-02-16T02:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/setcourseforchina.wordpress.com\/?p=2341"},"modified":"2014-02-16T02:25:39","modified_gmt":"2014-02-16T02:25:39","slug":"temples-temples-and-a-midnight-stroll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/?p=2341","title":{"rendered":"Temples, Temples, and a Midnight Stroll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/02\/dscf2557.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" id=\"i-2342\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf2557.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the very famous 9 level pagoda in Guangzhou.\u00a0 During Chinese New Year, many people come to this Buddhist temple to pray for good things to come their way during the new year.\u00a0 Valerie and I both really enjoyed walking around and seeing all the incense and lanterns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/02\/dscf2578.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" id=\"i-2346\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf2578.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We next walked to the Temple of the Chen Family.\u00a0 They were a very influential (and rich) family in Guangzhou.\u00a0 They were very close to the emperor and thus had lots of power for many, many generations.\u00a0 Their temple was filled with beautiful gardens and architecture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/02\/dscf2581.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" id=\"i-2351\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf2581.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/02\/dscf2594.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" id=\"i-2353\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf2594.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/02\/dscf2588.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" id=\"i-2355\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf2588.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After all these temples, Valerie and I decided to head to the main shopping street in Guangzhou.\u00a0 And it was like Time&#8217;s Square!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/02\/dscf2609.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" id=\"i-2357\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf2609.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We walked all along the winding street until we reached one of the rivers.\u00a0 By that time it was dark so the New Year decorations were all lit up to guide your way along the river side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/02\/dscf2616.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" id=\"i-2361\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf2616.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/02\/dscf2619.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" id=\"i-2362\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf2619.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/02\/dscf2624.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" id=\"i-2364\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf2624.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I really enjoyed all the lanterns!\u00a0 They were absolutely beautiful at night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/02\/dscf2631.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" id=\"i-2367\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf2631.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the very famous 9 level pagoda in Guangzhou.\u00a0 During Chinese New Year, many people come to this Buddhist temple to pray for good things to come their way during the new year.\u00a0 Valerie and I both really enjoyed walking around and seeing all the incense and lanterns. 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