My schedule this semester has allowed me much time to explore. I took one of my free weekdays to take a walk near one of the metro stations on the way to school; Diamond Hill. I had made no plans and had done no research, so I had absolutely no clue what to expect. After leaving the station, I started walking in a general direction and eventually found myself in a garden.
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| I'm pretty sure this says Nanlian Garden. |
Suddenly there was calming Chinese instrumental music in the air and I was surrounded by small rivers, pretty bushes and beautiful looking Chinese-style buildings.
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| I was in the middle of a city a second ago...what happened?? |
If ever there was a place to take a quiet break and sip tea or write a book, this is it.
Eventually, I found myself in a middle of a monastery.
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| If you squint and look at the back right, you can vaguely tell that there is in fact a city near by. |
This monastery had constant monotonous chanting coming from speakers all around to get people into the monastery mood. And yes, I was in the mood. Hummmmmmmmmmm.........
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| No monastery would be complete without its lily ponds and water-spewing dragon heads. |
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