Happy New Year of The Dragon! 20240206_182521

Happy New Year of The Dragon!

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February 18th 2024
Hi All, Just before the New Year celebrations Lily and I had a trip to Zigong for the Lantern Festival. It's two hours by coach from Leshan to Zigong. Hotels are limited, like much of Sichuan many will not accept foreign visitors, so we stayed in the A-Tour hotel which is right next to the coach terminal. This is our 3rd time to visit the festival, our last time was in 2019 just as the COVID-19 o ... read more

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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. A... ... read more