Me and Rose

Sightseeing day 2

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May 5th 2008
Next morning they picked me up promptly and Rose asked if I wanted to go anywhere else? I said to the Linglin Palace Temple. Ok, no problem. Simon invited his friend “Ward” and wife and child (Betty and the Beave, I think) and he drove us all there. Once again the traffic was terrible, but we got there OK. Funny thing happened, on the road to the temple, people on the sidewalk would RUN up to ... read more

Asia » China » Hangzhou

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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