[BITList] This could be the eighth wonder of the World!

[FA]

Of course some of Colin's friendly muslims are most likely working hard 
trying to find a way to deface or blow it up
frank






>         *This could be the eighth wonder of the World! *
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>             *<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BlueDanube>*
>             *Buddhist complex *
>             *Maijishan**???**??****little known. It is located in
>             Gansu Province in northwest China. This is a striking
>             architectural complex, carved out of the rock. Maijishan
>             has 7,000 Buddhist sculptures and nearly 1,000 square
>             meters of murals. **11**more images ...*
>             *<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BlueDanube>*
>             *Maijishan is just a few miles south of the Great Silk
>             Road. Many of the monks chose to stay in these caves and
>             work there.*
>             *<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BlueDanube>*
>             **
>             *One of the earliest written records about this are found
>             in the biographies of the two monks Tanhonga and
>             Huanggang, who meditated there with his disciples.*
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>             *Huge Buddha is almost parallel to the side of the
>             mountain - the highest is more than 16 meters in height.
>             Stairs that lead up and around the caves were originally
>             made of wood, but after been fitted with metal supports,
>             for security purposes.*
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