Xi'an by night

Rock Stars and Air Fluff

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April 15th 2009
Ah, Springtime. Flowers in bloom, blossoms on the trees and wtf is this white stuff??? Just before leaving Beijing and everywhere in Xian there are whirlwinds of this fluff flying everywhere. The caption of the photo from the newspaper reads “People cover their faces as catkins from willow and poplar trees float in the air in Beijing yesterday. They are warned to wear veils or sunglasses whe ... 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