Qingyang Gong Taoist temple, also called Green Ram Temple or Green Goat Temple Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Tang Dynasty

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Wall painting detail. Founded in the 9th century AD. Qingyang is a major centre of Taoism and of pilgrimage related to its founder Laozi who is said to have been recognised in re-incarnation as a boy leading goats through a market in Chengdu. The name Qingyang means green goat.

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Size: 2848px × 4288px
Location: Green Goat Temple, Qingyang Gong, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Photo credit: © David Lyons / Alamy / Afripics
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