Facing east from base camp

Everest Base Camp and the Tibetan Platuau

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December 12th 2007
10-11-DEC-2007 We rise extremely early so we could make it to Everest for sunrise. Nobody else seems to realize the significance of my statement that the sun rises in the east. But alas, I go along with it because it's easier than arguing. On the way to base camp from the village, we are confronted with ice sheets on the road and large snow hunks (or very white rocks) along the steep roadsid ... 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