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Mount Everest

Qomolangma (सगरमाथा) or Chomolungma "Mother of the Universe"
Tibet

October 20th 2006
Lhasa, 23rd Oct 06, Monday; Tibet via Chengdu, 20th Oct 06 Friday Solo What's there to be said about Tibet has already been said many times. I had delayed this trip for far too long...the unique culture and its authencity this place must have in the past is now replaced with heightened commercialism and fake monks running amok in its city circuit. This is just so sad. Nevertheless, if you get ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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
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