Who doesn't want a picture with a monk

In the hopes that he's not just some government puppet hired for tourism and to make it look like China has freedom within the allowed religions

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Zhujiajiao and Silk Museum

June 12th 2009
8am was almost too early today, so sore from working out yesterday...but that's when we all hopped on the bus for our scheduled and free field trip to Zhujiajiao, a canal town known as the Tiny "Venice of the East" and one of the four ancient towns technically in the Qingpu District of Shanghai, but really right outside (1 hour drive). Zhujiajiao is an ancient water town well-known throughout C ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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

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