The statues number over fifty thousand, carved in seventy separate sites along with a hundred thousand characters. Altogether the hills are a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999.

Ci Qi Kou village outside of Chongqing is completely distant from the modern world. All over China skyscrapers seemed to have mushroomed and yet this little village on the banks of the Jia Ling River is untouched by modernization.

AP - China's secretive communist government said Tuesday it has approved rules boosting official transparency but added that state secrets have to be safeguarded and social stability preserved.

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