The Tomb of Emperor Shaodi
February 18th 2009 The temple receded behind us as we climbed the hill back into town. The American had given us a rough idea of where the emperor's tomb was located, because he didn't know for sure, so we headed in that direction. We stopped briefly so that Mariam could buy some freshly roasted sunflower seeds from a street vendor. Due to the ever present language barrier she got much much more than she had origina
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