The Chorten in Gyantse

Free(zing) Tibet!

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December 2nd 2005
We've been complaining mightily about the weather. It's -6C (around 23F), which, yes is cold, but not deathly. Besides, after catching up on the Yankee front, we've noticed NY is getting hit with a flurry of winter effects itself. The only difference is there, there are refuges for heat-- at the office, in the store, at home (well, except in the case for Bill and li'l sis Nancy, who are sublett ... 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