Xiang Guo Monastery

I missed this Buddhist temple...woke up with a spasm in my back so was lucky to walk to the bus. I sat this one out to rest and was back in pretty good shape by the afternoon.

Usually monasteries are in the mountains, but this one is unique in that it is on the plain.

"Leo" lecturing

Avalokitesvara

Seeing the original statue of Avalokitesvara (Sanskrit for the Chinese Guon Yin or principal boddhisatva of compassion) was very special to Peter. Our guide "Leo" told the story of how an emperor's daughter volunteered her hands and eyes to cure his disease, and in return the Buddha compensated her with 1000 hands and eyes.

Barry and Nancy

Images on the wall of the Guild Hall

Xiang Gang Guild Hall, museum about the history of trade in Kaifeng

Diorama of Kaifeng, a walled city