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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]
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] Blog: China does not make sense...But it's all Good
Date: July 2nd 2006
Six days of travel along the Southern Silk Road in taxis, a jeep, minibuses, and a sleeper bus, and I have made it in one piece across the boarder to Golmud. The intention is to make it across to Tibet... It has been a bizarre 6 days on the road...So many things happened where we stare at each other and utter, "What is going on?? Why is this happening?" Only in China can you check into a bu ... read more
Date: July 2nd 2006
Six days of travel along the Southern Silk Road in taxis, a jeep, minibuses, and a sleeper bus, and I have made it in one piece across the boarder to Golmud. The intention is to make it across to Tibet... It has been a bizarre 6 days on the road...So many things happened where we stare at each other and utter, "What is going on?? Why is this happening?" Only in China can you check into a bu ... read more
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