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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: The non-fiction nominal Shangri-la
Date: May 30th 2007
The trip to Zhongdian only took 2.5 hours but it seemed like we were entering a different country. The climbing road levelled out onto a plateau on which low pink- and purple-flowered bushes were commonplace (and were being picked), women were wearing pink-hatted outfits, yaks started putting in an appearance as did a profusion of shops selling yak tail brushes, the buildings were unmistakably dif ... read more
Date: May 30th 2007
The trip to Zhongdian only took 2.5 hours but it seemed like we were entering a different country. The climbing road levelled out onto a plateau on which low pink- and purple-flowered bushes were commonplace (and were being picked), women were wearing pink-hatted outfits, yaks started putting in an appearance as did a profusion of shops selling yak tail brushes, the buildings were unmistakably dif ... read more
