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monasteries: a place of contemplation and prayer, where monks live. Also a convent, abbey or other similar place.

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Little Orphan Island

Two hundred and fifty miles above nanking, the [Yang-tse-kiang] river flows swiftly through a narrow gorge between two mountains, one called the Eastern, the other the Western Pillar. Above this stra [...]

Keywords: rivers, islands, monasteries, rocks

Places shown: Little Orphan Island; Nanking; China

Added: 2006-01-03

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