by Ivo Kruchten | Aug 19, 2016 | two girls in China
The Desert: Over the course of several months, the Jesuits crossed an area of the Gobi Desert (which Kircher refers to as the Kalmak Desert). Kircher describes the Desert; “…They carried on across the Kalmak Desert of Tartary… the Desert is partly mountainous and...
by Ivo Kruchten | Aug 19, 2016 | two girls in China
Today, we explored the Gao Miao Temple in Zhongwei. Over time, this temple has catered to Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Today, the refurbished Buddhist architecture and deities outnumber the other faiths. In China Illustrata, Kircher has translated the...
by Ivo Kruchten | Aug 16, 2016 | two girls in China
Loyally following the route taken by Grueber and d’Orville, we are now crossing the remote and rural parts of the Chinese provinces rarely visited by foreigners. Our presence in the town has often raised astonishment and curiosity from the locals. Everyone, from...
by Ivo Kruchten | Aug 16, 2016 | two girls in China
Since we started traveling we have seen pagodas of all shapes and sizes almost everywhere. Kircher also noticed the numerous “towers”, as he calls them, spread everywhere in the country. The pagodas are defined as “ towers superstitiously built by the Chinese all with...
by Ivo Kruchten | Aug 16, 2016 | two girls in China
We left our beloved Mongolia on a night train and headed towards the province of Ningxia. We arrived in the city of Yinchuan at 5 am after a long journey on interesting Chinese trains!...
