a turtle in the lake

kunming

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September 14th 2006
hard to still write about my travelling now that in fact i'm already sitting here back in vienna in my flat where i can see just a view chinese signs when i take a look out of the window at the chinese restaurant on the other side of the street. but i want to finish this blog as long as my memories are still fresh and i'm not completely back in my every-day life. the sleeper bus from dali stopp ... 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