Mystery

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February 4th 2012
Dorothy and I made the mistake of sitting down to rest after a long day of hiking around an ancient city. It was not an actual ancient city, mind you, but was rebuilt as a model of one after the large Sichuan earthquake of 2009 destroyed the earlier city. Anyhow, we sat down and people started taking pictures of us, video taping us, and taking pictures with us. I'd say at least fifty to sixty ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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