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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]
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] Blog: Yurts and Hailstorm
Date: May 5th 2001
After the Heavenly Lake, we visited the Nanshan Pastureland, where the Kazakhs live and raise their livestock. When we were just about to leave, a hailstorm that lasted about 15 min broke out. Yiren was overjoyed to see stones of ice falling from the sky. It was indeed once in a life time experience for us. ... read more
Date: May 5th 2001
After the Heavenly Lake, we visited the Nanshan Pastureland, where the Kazakhs live and raise their livestock. When we were just about to leave, a hailstorm that lasted about 15 min broke out. Yiren was overjoyed to see stones of ice falling from the sky. It was indeed once in a life time experience for us. ... read more
