View from Hotel.
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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. ... [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. ... [read more] Blog: Shanghai Lo.
Date: July 20th 2006
A few years back, I booked a tour for China, which included Shanghai, Xian, Beijing and Guilin. My image of Communist China was heavily influence by the TV programs and Social Studies books of my early years which was of People dressed in blue pants and jackets, with Red Books of Mao quotes in their hands and of Poker faced guides spewing out optimist statistics of their country economic and soci ... read more
Date: July 20th 2006
A few years back, I booked a tour for China, which included Shanghai, Xian, Beijing and Guilin. My image of Communist China was heavily influence by the TV programs and Social Studies books of my early years which was of People dressed in blue pants and jackets, with Red Books of Mao quotes in their hands and of Poker faced guides spewing out optimist statistics of their country economic and soci ... read more
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I live in Hawaii and have travelled some, especially to Asia, Europe, Mexico, Canada and the U.S. Mainland and would like to share my photos with others. I enjoy looking at other photos, especially in places off the beaten path.... full info
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