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| Twin Pagodas (Helan Mounts) |
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| Helan Mounts which separate Ningxia and Inner Mongolia |
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| Prehistoric Rock Carvings - Helan Mounts |
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| note the frozen stream... it was cold! |
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| wild mountain sheep |
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| frozen waterfall |
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| "sun god" |
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| Daxiang soldier |
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| 600 year old Tongxin Mosque (260 km South of Yinchuan) |
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| courtyard of the mosque - prayer hall |
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| on each side of the prayer hall are carvings representing Islam (clock, Qur'an... |
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| ... rose garden...) |
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| and on the other side, another carving represents Buddhism. The Imam explains to us this showed the good relationship between both religions at that time. |
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| Lotus flowers, a Buddhist symbol |
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| roofs of the mosque |
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| dragon |
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| 30 km north of Tongxin, the minaret of a village mosque |
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| a brand new Buddhist temple built near the motorway |
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