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The Emperor Himself

At the Dawn of China

March 8th 2008
Somebody said that you couldn’t claim to have been in China until you have been to the site of the Qin terracotta army in Shaanxi province near Xi'an. Often during my frequent business visits to China I had thought about visiting this place, but always considered that it was just not possible to fit it in within the limited free time that I get sometimes. It was actually Elizabeth who kept ins ... read more
Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

Chinese Flag 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
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