Star lake, Zhaoqing

The Immortals

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May 7th 2007
Once upon a time, in the reign of Zhou Yi, "five immortals each rode a ram with a wheat ear in its mouth to fly to Guangzhou...and wished people in Guangzhou would never suffer hunger". (Quintessential travel in Guangzhou; Guangzhou travel and tourism press ISBN 7-80653-615-9). I spent longer than I expected in Guangzhou because of the Chinese Golden Week holi ... 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