Roadblock

Training in the North East

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June 15th 2009
Most of this week was taken up with our training in Huachi. We set off on Thursday and embarked upon our long journey to the rural school were the training was held. Having spent several hours on bumpy, winding, dusty tracks, crossing rivers and seeing wild pigs, we came to a sudden halt. There was a road block. Several local peasants were blocking the road as a protest to the oil company that was ... read more

Asia » China » Gansu » Qingyang » Xifeng

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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