he loved his own photo

The novelty of seeing his first Westener made this man stop and take a closer look.

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#40 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Taizhou Summer Floods)

July 7th 2006
Taizhou's economy is almost totally dependent on agriculture, and rain is an important part of the next successful harvest. Over the last 2 weeks, down-pours have been very heavy in the district, and much of the farming region is now underwater, threatening the crops and lifelyhood of its farmers. I see them standing, their pants rolled up, as have peasants over the centuries, in their water-s ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Taizhou

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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