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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Chinese photographer set to climb Snowdon 50 times in name of art

Greek mythology tells of the legend of Sisyphus, the man condemned to roll a stone up a mountain every day for eternity, and Chinese folklore has its own equivalent. This is the story of Wu Gang, who tried to become a Taoist immortal by chopping down a cherry laurel. Unbeknown to him, the tree had special healing powers and grew back each time it was cut, leaving Wu to hack away forever as punishment for his hubris.


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