Gate in middle of road

Pingyao...

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September 6th 2007
Pingyao is an easygoing little town famous for its city walls that encircle the older part of town. Nicknamed as the Turtle City, it repeatedly resisted Japanese invasion during World War II. There are really two Pingyaos. The one inside the city walls, a tiny area two to four square miles, preserved for tourist; And the one outside the city walls, a urban sprawl rushing to modernize like the rest ... 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