train vista...

... on the way to Lhasa, Tibet

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#39 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Beijing to Lhasa, Tibet "opening" Train-Ceremony on China-TV)

July 6th 2006
Another train-ride of a life-time has been offered to thrill-seeking travellers. A train-journey into the highest altitudes and along some of the great vistas, on its way to the "roof of the world", from Beijing to Lhasa, commenced on July 1st. The celebrations and the first impressions were televised throughout the day, and some photos from my TV-monitor give some impressions of what I hope w ... 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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