Horsey

Horsey
Originally uploaded by Kees & Sarah

I thought it might be an idea to catch up with some to the things we have been up to over the summer. So the first things I wanted to share with you were some photos we posted on flickr. In July we went to Xining for a week or so, just to have a look around. While we were there, I went a few days to Yushu with a friend and this was one of the things that caught our eye there. It is not that this is a particularly beautiful statue, though it is not bad, what caught our eye, more than anything was its size. If you look carefully you can see a workman standing by its back leg (there is one by its front leg as well, but that one is not so clear). If you can't see him, just click on the photo for a bigger version. Anyway this thing must be at least 20 metres high. Apparently it depicts a legendary warrior from Tibet's past, but I have to say I had never heard of him and have forgotten his name.

More on Yushu (and getting there), some other time.