Xiang Ming and his daughter Tian Tian (near Shaolin Si, China) Thanks to the Ming family for taking Tad in for the night! (near Shaolin Si, China) The statue of Vairocana Buddha of the Feng-xian Temple has been famed as "the Venus in the East". Legend says it was built based on the image of Empress Wuzetian of the Tang Dynasty The "Venus of the East" on her throne.(Luoyang, China) Tad at the Longmen Shiku Grottoes.(Luoyang, China) Business must not have been good enough to stay out in the sun so these two souvenir sellers played cards in one of the caves.(Luoyang, China) Just a few of the hundreds of carved caves at the Longmen Shiku Grottoes.(Luoyang, China) This is a statue of a white horse. According to legend, two white horses, along with their masters, carried Buddhist statues and scriptures to this site from India and now it is called White Horse Temple. (Luoyang, Henan) One of the courtyards of the temple at dusk. (Luoyang, Henan) Outside with my landlords for the night on the outskirts of Luoyang, Henan. (Luoyang, Henan) Off to sell watermelon (shigua) with grandpa. (Luoyang, Henan)