Silent Retribution?

Shanghai Week 12

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November 17th 2007
Hello all, Well, we just got back from a four-day class excursion to Xi'an in Shanxi province and we learned as much, or more, than anyone! For example, did you know that over 2,000 years ago, the first emperor of China built Xi'an into a capital that would eventually rival the cities of Rome and Constantinople as the greatest city in the world? NO!? (Well, we didn't either....:-) So, it wa ... read more

Asia » China » Shanxi

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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