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Another beautifully renovated vista
from: "Beijing - short of bicycles but not short of spectacular! (China part 3)" By Wondering and wandering
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the Communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, his successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. To be updated
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February 5th 2010 Asia » China » Beijing
Visiting Beijing, China was quite an experience, especially when coming directly from Tokyo. Gone were the really welcoming and polite Japanese people always “bowing” their thanks for eve ... 20 photos [full story]
Visiting Beijing, China was quite an experience, especially when coming directly from Tokyo. Gone were the really welcoming and polite Japanese people always “bowing” their thanks for eve ... 20 photos [full story]
February 6th 2010 Asia » China » Fujian » Quanzhou
My cousin from Belgium and her friend are visiting at the moment, and they wanted to go see some beautiful nature near Xiamen. Cool, I thought, we can go to the Last I was in Anxi with my parents I h ... 60 photos [full story]
My cousin from Belgium and her friend are visiting at the moment, and they wanted to go see some beautiful nature near Xiamen. Cool, I thought, we can go to the Last I was in Anxi with my parents I h ... 60 photos [full story]
February 6th 2010 Asia » China » Beijing
There are certain things you could never get a bunch of European engineers to do of a morning. Waving their bodies around in synchronised harmony would definitely be one of them. The Chinese, howeve ... 5 photos [full story]
There are certain things you could never get a bunch of European engineers to do of a morning. Waving their bodies around in synchronised harmony would definitely be one of them. The Chinese, howeve ... 5 photos [full story]
February 8th 2010 Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu
We haven’t done much this week in an effort to save money (sort of accomplished) but this trip was particularly special because I was able to make some new local friends and gain a valuable insi ... 9 photos [full story]
We haven’t done much this week in an effort to save money (sort of accomplished) but this trip was particularly special because I was able to make some new local friends and gain a valuable insi ... 9 photos [full story]
January 29th 2010 Asia » China
A couple of weeks ago I was sent to Xi'an, China to participate in a quality audit of one of our derrick equipment sub-vendors. It was a lot of flying for a single day of work, but such is the job. ... 28 photos [full story]
A couple of weeks ago I was sent to Xi'an, China to participate in a quality audit of one of our derrick equipment sub-vendors. It was a lot of flying for a single day of work, but such is the job. ... 28 photos [full story]
February 7th 2010 Asia » China » Sichuan » Jiuzhaigou
The Sichuan province is surrounded by mountain ranges on all but its eastern side, with the Himalayas on it's western side. These mountains are Holy to the Tibetans who inhabit them in villages and mo ... 12 photos [full story]
The Sichuan province is surrounded by mountain ranges on all but its eastern side, with the Himalayas on it's western side. These mountains are Holy to the Tibetans who inhabit them in villages and mo ... 12 photos [full story]
February 5th 2010 Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming
Chinese Dragon and all the stories about it have always fascinated me as much as China... Especially, in the Chinese horoscope, I'm a Dragon myself. The Dragon is a creature of myth and legend. A sym ... [full story]
Chinese Dragon and all the stories about it have always fascinated me as much as China... Especially, in the Chinese horoscope, I'm a Dragon myself. The Dragon is a creature of myth and legend. A sym ... [full story]
February 7th 2010 Asia » China » Beijing
Es werden zwar immer weniger, doch es gibt sie noch: die Hutongs. Am letzten Sonntag schlenderte ich bei frühlingshaften Themperaturen durch die Stadt und fand ein bezauberndes Hutong. Allerdings muss ... 14 photos [full story]
Es werden zwar immer weniger, doch es gibt sie noch: die Hutongs. Am letzten Sonntag schlenderte ich bei frühlingshaften Themperaturen durch die Stadt und fand ein bezauberndes Hutong. Allerdings muss ... 14 photos [full story]
February 7th 2010 Asia » China » Zhejiang » Ningbo
This year is flying by! Here are some of our shots during fall--just as it was (barely) getting cold. There seems to never be a dull moment around here. Most of the time we can thank our friends fo ... 122 photos [full story]
This year is flying by! Here are some of our shots during fall--just as it was (barely) getting cold. There seems to never be a dull moment around here. Most of the time we can thank our friends fo ... 122 photos [full story]
February 6th 2010 Asia » China » Shanghai » Hongkou
"It almost feels like my previous stint in China is flowing seamlessly into this one, but it's as though I have suddenly transformed into a being with twice the capacity for cultural acceptance, twice ... 23 photos [full story]
"It almost feels like my previous stint in China is flowing seamlessly into this one, but it's as though I have suddenly transformed into a being with twice the capacity for cultural acceptance, twice ... 23 photos [full story]
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