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Suzhou and Shaolin photos
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Taking the Bullet Train to Suzhou

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Suzhou's North Temple Pagoda

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Performance at Master of the Nets Garden
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Tiger Hill and the Yunyan Pagoda

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The river boat ride back to town
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Scenes from around Suzhou

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Overnight Train to Luoyang and a stop at the White Horse Temple
on the way to Shaolin

The train
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White Horse Temple

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Shaolin

Not the cleanest hotel room with not the best views
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The Shaolin Temple
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The Kung Fu Performance Hall and school grounds
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