Chongqing 101

by timvan on Oct.31, 2009, under Day, Photography, Rant/Diatribe, Smörgåsbord

I am back from Chongqing (pronounced tchong-ching)!
I took 800+ images of a Taoist monastery in the Wudu mountains (“foggy mountains”) in the Beibei district north of the city, truly a great experience. Not even my return flight through hell could diminish the amazing experience. I was supposed to fly out of CKG at 19:10, but didn’t leave until 13:00 the following day… “bad weather”. No worries however, as the verbal arguments, physical altercations, and riot-starters kept me amused.
The last couple images show the Ceremony of the Protector (the only religious ceremony I was allowed to photograph), the fog/mist mystically amplified the mysterious mood (!).

I am currently in the process of creating a 2010 desk calendar, roughly 500 will be printed and all proceeds will benefit the monastery.

ps- Happy Halloween!

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2 Comments for this entry

Kate Buck
November 4th, 2009 on 05:35
Amazing photos Tim…that last one is unreal!
timvan
November 4th, 2009 on 11:22
Thank you thank you, yeah that is also definitely my favorite one of the bunch.

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