A white triangle above the gorge
On the west bank at Qingtongxia, 108 lama-style stupas climb twelve platforms on Xiakou Mountain. The white brick is a later skin over older mud.
Wuzhong.
Wuzhong holds the throat of the Yellow River, where the Qingtongxia gorge divides water into the Qin, Han and Tang-Lai canals. The 108 stupas stand above the west bank, Tongxin's brick-and-timber mosque lies in the drier south, and Yanchi keeps a rammed-earth Ming wall and Tan sheep country.
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A brick platform, a timber hall
Tongxin Great Mosque raises an east-facing wooden prayer hall and a pavilion minaret on a grey-brick platform. The national list labels the building Qing.
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Where the river is divided
At Qingtongxia, Yellow River water is turned into the canals still named Qin, Han, and Malian. The names and the gates that divide them come from different centuries.
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A yellow bank, and white sheep
Yanchi’s county town opens onto a rammed-earth Ming wall, Changcheng Pass, and Huamachi. The same dry county is Tan sheep country.
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Wuzhong
One Hundred and Eight Stupas
On the west bank at Qingtongxia, 108 lama-style stupas climb twelve platforms on Xiakou Mountain. The white brick is a later skin over older mud.
Wuzhong
Tongxin Great Mosque
Tongxin Great Mosque raises an east-facing wooden prayer hall and a pavilion minaret on a grey-brick platform. The national list labels the building Qing.
Wuzhong
Qingtongxia Qin and Han Canal Headworks
At Qingtongxia, Yellow River water is turned into the canals still named Qin, Han, and Malian. The names and the gates that divide them come from different centuries.
Wuzhong
Yanchi Old Town and Ming Wall
Yanchi’s county town opens onto a rammed-earth Ming wall, Changcheng Pass, and Huamachi. The same dry county is Tan sheep country.
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A triangular array of tapered Buddhist stupas rises in stepped rows up a dry brown hillside above a stone-paved terrace.Qingtongxia Municipal People's Government · Rights information Photo source ↗