Chineeeseboux

I encountered this long-haired Chinese hiboux at the gates of the Great Mosque. I barely had time to snap its picture before running away in terror.

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A Trip to Ancient Xian

April 9th 2008
This past weekend was the Tomb Sweeping Festival in China, a day when the Chinese honor their dead ancestors by cleaning their tombs and burning papers with their names on them. For us foreign teachers it meant a four day weekend and some extra time to travel. Matt, Michelle, and I decided to tackle the ambitious project of a trip to Xian to see the famous Army of Terracotta Warriors and a whole b ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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

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