Beautiful Turpan Girl

Turpan

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September 4th 2007
Turpan is known to have the sweetest grapes. We visited a local family grower and was greeted by the farmer's 2 daughters. The youngest daughter is so beautiful - don't you think? The grape growing season is only from July through August. A typical local grower will make about 30,000 RMB. We purchased over 4 Kilos for 30RMB. They were the sweetest grapes we've ever tasted. Its sweetness is att ... 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