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FEATURE (Category: Asia | China | winter | cultural-historical | outdoor | cycling)
Southern China: shamans and the Kitchen God
Southern China: shamans and the Kitchen God
Although the economic boom is rapidly changing the face of China's cities, the more remote and mountainous regions of the country retain much of it's original atmosphere. The traveller who visits the country during the period of Chinese New Year can expect to be welcomed by shamans, the Kitchen God, Spring Couplets and many curious, hospitable villagers.
![Smit & Palarczyk > [CHINA.GUANGXI 25.427] ’Village near Taiping.’ This village near Taiping, 65 km west of Wuzhou, is made up of traditional elongated brick houses. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](/img/spacer.gif "Smit & Palarczyk > [CHINA.GUANGXI 25.427] ’Village near Taiping.’ This village near Taiping, 65 km west of Wuzhou, is made up of traditional elongated brick houses. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
[CHINA.GUANGDONG 25.111]'
'Gifts to the gods.'
A shrine with incense-sticks (left) is disseminating its fragrant smoke in front of the Buddhist Guangxiao Temple at Guangzhou (Canton) while worshippers are adding new sticks. On the right a worshipper is handing a bunch of flowers to a temple-guard as a gift to the gods. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
'Gifts to the gods.'
A shrine with incense-sticks (left) is disseminating its fragrant smoke in front of the Buddhist Guangxiao Temple at Guangzhou (Canton) while worshippers are adding new sticks. On the right a worshipper is handing a bunch of flowers to a temple-guard as a gift to the gods. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
[CHINA.GUANGDONG 25.111]'
'Gifts to the gods.'
A shrine with incense-sticks (left) is disseminating its fragrant smoke in front of the Buddhist Guangxiao Temple at Guangzhou (Canton) while worshippers are adding new sticks. On the right a worshipper is handing a bunch of flowers to a temple-guard as a gift to the gods. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
'Gifts to the gods.'
A shrine with incense-sticks (left) is disseminating its fragrant smoke in front of the Buddhist Guangxiao Temple at Guangzhou (Canton) while worshippers are adding new sticks. On the right a worshipper is handing a bunch of flowers to a temple-guard as a gift to the gods. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
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