Foreigners at the Gate

Xi'an

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March 17th 2008
I am able to upload photos more easily here, so I will try to add some to previous entries, and you might want to look back to see them. (You are not required to reread the text to do so.) Yesterday we had a free day to explore Shanghai. Lynn and I started in the Luwan area (French Concession) and had tea in the Old China Hand Bookstore. I found a couple of books of photo essays that include ... 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