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Ming Shisanling - Ming Emperors' States of Immortality

April 1st 2007
During my last trip to China in December, Liz Headland, Sam Yeung and I had planned visiting the Ming Dynasty Tombs after our visit to Simatai. In the end, the trip to that segment of the Great Wall took longer than we had expected and we decided to leave the Ming tombs for a future visit. The future came sooner than expected and after arriving in China on March 28 for a week and a half business ... 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

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Luis E. Estrada

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Hello! Welcome to my travelblogs! More than anything, these blogs are a means for capturing my thoughts and experiences as I wander the World. Though they are now useful for sharing these experiences with friends and family, I hope that they will also help me relive the experiences someday when my memories become dulled by time. I have been fortunate enough during my lifetime to have straddled the developing and developed areas of the planet. During my childhood in my native El Salvador, I was amused but extremely curious about these strange visitors that a... full info

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