Tiny Friends

Open Air and Green, Green Grasses

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July 2nd 2006
Seasons Come and Seasons Go At last - the mountainsides are turning from dingy, dry brown to lustrous, emerald green. What better time to head out to the grasslands and enjoy a day in the company of friends? Around noon, Yumchen Tsomo, Jangchub Drolma, Alex (an American teacher here) and I gathered with an abundant picnic, sunhats, a tent and a thermos of tea. We set out on our adve ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet

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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