Temple painting

Ning Yian

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June 14th 2009
Foreign Teacher expo ning Yian. This was a foreign teacher appreciation day for the teachers in our area Yongzhou City. We went to an area called Ning Yian. We were able to see a temple to a sun dynasty emperor, a mountian with etchings from li bai and a giant cave where we watched and did a performance. Everyone was told about the expo the day before or the night before, drove the next morning wa ... 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