Village of Taxia

A Hakka Adventure

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October 16th 2011
I am writing this blog entry almost 2 weeks since I visited the Hakka houses; none-the-less, the memory of the trip is still much with me. The cinnamon/paprika coloured dirt hills, the huge black and neon blue butterflies hovering mid-air, and very unfortunately, the garbage everywhere. Leafy bamboo canopies black as pitch underneath in full daylight. Prong-horned cows and bulls here and there ... read more

Asia » China » Fujian

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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