Journey to the West on the Silk Road
A photographic chronicle retracing Hsuan Tsang's heroic 7th century voyage


Hsuan Tsang's mention of Ujjayani is today's Ujjain in western India. Every evening, the city holds the Puja ceremony by Shipra River, where all Brahmans hold torches fueled by butter and walk down the steps by the river. (Photograph by Wang Jia-fei)


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