Dongjing Mian Temple is the biggest temple in Mengding. Unlike Guangyun Mian Temple, Dongjing is totally a Dai-styled temple without any Han characteristic. So you won't find gold dragons or stone lions.
On the top of the mountain locates a beautiful white tower.
Guangyun Mian Temple, locates north of Cangyuan, is more than 170 years old. It is one of the most influential Theravada Buddhist places in southeast of China. The temple is a mixture of Dai style temple with Han architectural building. You can see beautiful wood engraved works in the window pane, and the murals inside are famous. We visited there the second day morning. That few people was there because of the remoteness contributes to the peacefulness…
The east side of the temple. The yard is too small to step back for a integral shot of the building.
Here are some local species in Beijing. I got them in March and April when searching aquatic insects. Unfortunately, I know little about fish,
A big fighting fish, about 6cm. Macropodus ocellatus is the only fighting fish species in Beijing. Place: Greenlake Wetland
And this is the smallest one, less than 2cm. Place: Greenlake Wetland
A golden loach (4cm) Place: Greenlake Wetland & Shangzhuang Reservoir
another bigger loach (6cm). Place: Shangzhuang Reservoir
Unknown species, 5cm Place: Shangzhuang Reservoir
Unknown fish, maybe it’s just a common carp, 2cm Place: Shangzhuang Reservoir
A small goby, 2cm Place: Shangzhuang Reservoir
A big one. It should be another species differ from the above one Place: Shangzhuang Reservoir
The big goby, 6cm Place: Shangzhuang Reservoir
Another goby species (2cm) Place: Beijing Botanical Garden
There is a stream and several ponds in the Botanical Garden. So I went there three times for aqutaic insects. Of course, I can always find different frogs and their offsprings during the exploring.
In March, a lot of eggs could be found in the stream.
I took some to my dormitory and they grow very fast. You can find tadlopes swimming after one week.
Eggs of a toad, quite different from frog’s.
One month later, masses of tadpoles appear in ponds. Every child in the garden was holding nets and cans to catch some.
I also took some to feed my dragonflies.
Toad’s tadlopes are black and abundant while frog’s are gray and only can be found in running streams.
It’s time to…
a frog found in stream
I’m not sure if it is the same species with the above one
A young toad
They hide under the stones in the stream, so you have to turn oven stones to find them
Am I beautiful ?
