Mao's not forgotten

You say Shijaizhuang

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August 2nd 2010
Our third port of call is Shijaizhuang, a provincial capital but definately not on the tourist trail. While most people avoid towns where they can't pronounce the name - I had an urge to visit the relatively near by stone village of Yujaicun. This meant dragging an unwilling Thomas onto four different buses, which took over three hours to the middle of nowhere. When we got to the stone village ... read more

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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