SUGARCANE & WHEAT GRINDERS
THESE ARE 1,000 YRS OLD
From: Asia » China » Hainan » Haikou
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. ... [read more]
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. ... [read more] Blog: HAIKOU CITY, HAINAN ISLAND, CHINA
Date: March 5th 2008
In 110 BC, Emperor Hanwu was the first to assign an administrative office on Hainan Island. It borders Vietnam to the west. The climate is very tropical & due to the abundance of sunlight, many crops are grown such as rice, wheat sweet potato, taro, sorghum, millet & beans. Sugarcane, hemp, peanuts, sesame & tea are also grown. Among the fruits are, pineapple, litchi, banana, plantain, citrus, man ... read more
Date: March 5th 2008
In 110 BC, Emperor Hanwu was the first to assign an administrative office on Hainan Island. It borders Vietnam to the west. The climate is very tropical & due to the abundance of sunlight, many crops are grown such as rice, wheat sweet potato, taro, sorghum, millet & beans. Sugarcane, hemp, peanuts, sesame & tea are also grown. Among the fruits are, pineapple, litchi, banana, plantain, citrus, man ... read more
Comment on SUGARCANE & WHEAT GRINDERS
My husband, Roy and I will begin traveling through China for 6 weeks from Feb 24 - April 7, 2007. We fly from Ft Lauderdale/Newark/Hong Kong......plan to be in H. Kong for two weeks, then depart for Xi\'an, where we will spend one month. We will be working with Global Volunteers (Globalvolunteers.org) for three weeks teaching conversational English. Last year we taught with this organization in Kunming, China.It is a terrific organization to work with and teaching the Chinese is a totally rewarding experience. I enjoy writing about our daily experiences and try to capture the beauty of the peo... full info
| Joined: | February 16th 2007 |
| Status: | BLOGGER |
| Blogs: | 23 |
| Photos: | 335 |
| Forum posts: | 0 |
| TB Code: | [photo=2051938] |
Options
Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved
The text and photos of this article remain the copyright of the Author (COOKIE W). Under no circumstances should the photos or text be used without the express written permission of the Author (COOKIE W). If you wish to use or publish photos or text from this article - please
Contact MARILYN WILLIAMS (COOKIE W) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page.