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Gateway to Heaven

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May 22nd 2011
About 1 or 2 million years ago or so, some creases started forming on the crust of the land mass that would end up being China. Five of those creases were named Holy mountains in more recent times, about 3000 years ago. Often dubbed the most renouned one is Mount Tai, Tai Shan 泰山. Literaly the two characters translate to 2 similar words for peace. It was here that the First Emperor Qin Shi H ... 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