Mountain Temple

内 蒙古 - Inner Mongolia- day 1

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October 8th 2009
After being in China for almost a month and writing and re-writing multiple emails about my experiences here, I decided to start a blog to share my experiences with everyone at once. A couple of weekends ago (Oct. 1st) was the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, which is a huge deal here. It also corresponds with the mid-autumn festival. Because of this, everyone in China gets ... read more

Asia » China » Inner Mongolia

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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