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Rural Life in China

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April 6th 2013
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rural Living in China Farming in China is a challenge. We visited Pagoda Tree Village where 205 families live. Each person who does farming is given 300 square metres—but only those from the village. For example, if a woman marries and moves into the village, she is not entitled to farm land. Farmers can choose to give up ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi

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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