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Further Impressions of China

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June 9th 2014
An hour-long flight from the bustling contemporary world of modern Shanghai brought us to the quieter milieu of Huangshan. Our hotel here was located down a winding narrow pedestrian alley on the upstairs floor of a house from the Ming Dynasty era. The ground floor had no windows (to ward off burglars while the medieval merchant-homeowner was away), so the entrance threshold opened onto a inner co ... read more

Asia » China

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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