Lotus blossom

Throughout Chinese history, this beautiful and functional water-flower and water-plant has been enjoyed and valued for its many uses.

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#37 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (The U.S. Postal M-Bag)

June 27th 2006
A number of you have written about the prohibitive cost of sending books and materials via air-mail to China. Please don't send anything by air-mail package. In the US, it is possible to request an "M"-bag at the local post office. It is literally a plastic sack, in which you may place a bound package of books. The rate is about 1/5 of regular mail and would arrive in about 8 weeks. No doub ... 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

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