World Heritage Tour. Sacred Sites

Author: Hu Yunhuan
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Despite differences in time and ethnicity, followers' pursuit of religious faith remains equally fervent. Thousands of believers travel to sacred sites of various religions for pilgrimage. Jews weep at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, lamenting two millennia of displacement; Christians along the nearby Way of the Cross contemplate the suffering and redemption of Jesus Christ; Tibetan Buddhists trek thousands of miles, prostrating themselves step by step until reaching Lhasa. Their piety is deeply moving. These sacred sites are also treasure troves of art. Michelangelo and Raphael's masterpieces in Vatican City, the exquisite murals and rare, vast scriptures in the Potala Palace, and the three-kilometer-long Buddhist story reliefs on Borobudur are all the result of devoted offerings by generations of believers. This journey to sacred sites is both a soul-cleansing process and a breathtaking feast of cultural and artistic beauty!