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Week-long Multi-City Tour

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August 20th 2006
Okay, so this isn't Tekla; this is Ron. Tekla went to bed, so I took it upon myself to update you. We are leaving in a matter of hours on a week-long multi-city tour to Xi'an, Chengdu, and several places between. Hence, you may not see many posts here in the next week, but I will encourage Tekla to write about our experiences. I posted pictures from the Great Wall. Tekla and I ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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