The final sets of steps or so, leading to longmen.

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> Taoist statues on the way to Dragon's Gate (longmen).

> JN, our guide, and yet another of the sets of steps that we had to tackle.

> The rooftop of one of the pavillons - built high on a mountain side.

> Another doorway and another set of steps. It may look easy going, but when you first arrive, and still need to get used to the altitude, its quite a challenge!

> More steps, all, apparently, painstakingly hewn out of rock by a monk hanging by iron chains, chiselling away.

> A view of Kunming - the pace of development is phenomenal.

> There was still a long ways to go...

> This is what the cliffs and the mountain side looks like. Its mind boggling to think that someone would look at this and say, "why don't I go chisel a couple of thousand steps in the stone with a little chisel and a couple of dozen of years?"

> The final sets of steps or so, leading to longmen.

The final sets of steps or so, leading to longmen.

The final sets of steps or so, leading to longmen.

The final sets of steps or so, leading to longmen.

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