After hours of nondescript country, we came to the water
& marvellous hills & cliffs, dotted with holes
as well as many suggestive shapes, like a
country of the imagination
country of the imagination
It was cold & wet, we got a small boat to go up the river
I couldn't bear to go inside the cabin, I loved this unusual landscape
the colours don't seem quite right, because everything was
shining with an other worldly glow
the water this pearly green,
no obvious habitations.. space..
I could have stayed there for weeks..
months..
No idea what causes this kind of geology, though I'd expect water.
The river (?) feeds into the Yangtze,
so the water levels fluctuate, according to that damn dam,
in fact many of the grottoes were flooded.
Were they photographed & described before that happened?
Were they photographed & described before that happened?
I knew we were coming to Buddhist caves, but not much more,
enjoyed this small building near the entrance
all the figures around were looking too
a large Buddha, not my favourite style, but a solid presence
small scale niches that somehow survived, perhaps due to
some difficulty in reaching the site.
& a great silence.
It feels as if the country itself contains an inner peace.
It feels as if the country itself contains an inner peace.
I felt that these monks & artists (clearly from many countries)
had been very devoted,
due in no small way to the inspiring surroundings
