washing my face

wet-your-pants-kinda-wonderful and other stories

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October 21st 2007
so, we've actually been in three different places since my last entry, so i'll try to capture a bit of them all for you here..... back in langmusi, we got up early in the morning to see the monks and were unfortunately disappointed. there were no monks praying in the temple, and it was bloody cold. however, it was nice walking through the town with nobody else up and about, especially consideri ... read more

Asia » China » Jiuzhaigou

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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