The Tomb of Emperor Shaodi

The Tomb of Emperor Shaodi

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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 ... read more

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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