XIAN WARRIORS

A TALE OF SNAILS, DUCKS, AND WARRIORS...

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June 19th 2007
Next stop is the city of Pingliang. We are here to have a look at the gorgeous mountain called Kongtong. It was a gloomy day and a bit of a chill in the air, we took a van to take us to the zig zaggy road up the mountain about 15 minutes. Then we had a look at different temples and things, the religious artefacts seems to be mix of both Buddhist and Tao beliefs which is quite interesting. There a ... 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