Railway Station Forecourt, Xi'an

Role model for the Merely Middle Aged

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August 13th 2011
…..I have a new hero & role model. Mr. Xiang Xu Guo. I went for a walk with him & his son last week while I was in Shaanxi. When you read about the walk later in this blog & see the photos you'll see why. ...... ... 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