A Stele- Song Dynasty

Often with a giant turtle at the base and a slab of stone inscribed with all who lived here etc.

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June 30th 2010
A very fast ferry carrying about 500 passengers glided us effortlessly through hot mist on a calm Yellow sea from Dalian towards Yantai in 3 .5 hours. Once arrived I decided to stretch the legs and give the taxis a miss and walk to our hotel... 30mins later we checked in! Yantai is famous for having the first and oldest winery which makes Changyu wine, we've tasted it when we did a tour at the Cul ... read more

Asia » China » Shandong » Qufu

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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