The Wedding Paper Shop

Fuzhou - China II

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July 11th 2007
On Friday night, M. picked us up at the end of his workday for the four hour drive to his hometown of Fuzhou, where we stayed at the 3-star Yishan Hotel. The next morning, M. and his wife Y. took us to one of the older streets in the city: a fascinating mix of small stores and craftsmen. Among the most interesting were the wedding decoration shop, the street butcher's and old cobbler's shops and ... 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