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Dragon Boat Festival Roundup

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June 20th 2010
Another few weeks of being unusually busy have now passed, and I'm finding myself scattered in the head. With no clear idea of what exactly to write about, I'll just catch up on some ideas that've been running around in there. Qu Yuan and his Magical Weekend-Altering Powers Dragon Boat Festival (in Chinese, 端午节, or "Duanwu F ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming

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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