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Beth Gherlein
I live in rainy Portland, Oregon where I am working on a thesis about folklore in China, although I prefer to write fantastic tales of my own.
For my next trip I will to take the Trans-Siberian railway from Moscow to Beijing, in the winter. I will wear an over-sized parka and drink vodka from a flask warmed in my breast pocket. In Harbin I will stop for the Spring Lantern Festival where I will commission an ice sculpture in my own likeness.
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November 24, 2009
Beth Gherlein
added The World Park
Beijing's World Park offers the excitment of international travel without the hassle of actually traveling.
Just 10 miles from downtown Beijing and Tienanmen Square, China's World Park gives visitors a chance to see more than 100 of the planet's best known landmarks -- including the Great Pyramids, the... »
Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by Beth Gherlein
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November 20, 2009
Beth Gherlein
added Giant Swing
For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.
At 27 meters (88 feet) tall, Bangkok's Giant Swing dwarfs nearby Wat Suthat and other surrounding buildings. The swing was originally built in 1784, under the direction of King Rama I. Since then... »
Rites and Rituals, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Beth Gherlein
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November 17, 2009
Beth Gherlein
added Professor Dalin's Museum of Sex
9,000 years of carnal history is on display at China's original Museum of Sex
Housed in a sprawling suburban campus fifty miles west of Shanghai, China's first sex museum has been titillating visitors since 1999. The museum's main collection is divided into several... »
Museums and Collections | Edited by Beth Gherlein
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November 10, 2009
Beth Gherlein
added Ghost City
When China's massive Three Gorges Dam flooded the lower Yangze, this "City of Ghosts" became an actual ghost town.
Known to most Chinese as Ghost City, Fengdu is an ancient necropolis perched on the banks of the Yangze River. For centuries the city's ghostly reputation drew the pious and curious to its... »
Ghost Towns, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Beth Gherlein, AllisonEng and others
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November 7, 2009
Beth Gherlein
added Giant Buddha
This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world
At 71 meters high, the Leshan Buddha takes the prize for largest Buddha statue in the world. Carved into a cliff overlooking the Min and Dadu Rivers in central Sichuan, the Buddha is said to offer... »
Strange Statues | Edited by Beth Gherlein and atimian
