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Background: 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.




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November 9th 2009  Asia » China » Xinjiang » Urumqi
To tell you the truth, I am in actual fact not writing this blog in Urumqi. This would be impossible for me to do since the Chinese government has cut all internet connections to the outside world, al ... 20 photos [full story]

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Urumqi
May 20th 2009  Asia » China » Xinjiang » Urumqi
I was pleasantly surprised that the train journey only took about 40 hours, rather than the 44 I was expecting. This time I had a “hard sleeper” with a middle bunk - in the hard sleeper c ... 16 photos [full story]

Xinjiang Southern Pastures: Kazakh, horses, snow & yurts!
April 30th 2009  Asia » China » Xinjiang » Urumqi
Welcome to Xinjiang! Although officially part of Mainland China, located on the far North West part (border with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan & Pakistan), it is one of the most diverse & "exotic ... 24 photos [full story]


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