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Entring Shanxi

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March 31st 2008
Hello, After Yantze river cruise, terra cotta army, longmen caves, we're entering Shanxi by the back door. Last step before, Pingyao. We're in Yungcheng, rural china as the lonely planet says. actually, a 200 000 inhabitants town between Xi'An and PingYao. We visited a near by temple dedicated to a general who was promoted a powerful god after his death. The temple shows some exemple of f ... 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