Naxi Orchestra....5

Naxi Orchestra - Lijiang

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June 15th 2008
We went to watch the Naxi Orchestra perform at the Naxi Music Academy. It was beautiful, but most surprisingly was hilarious! The members of the orchestra were 70 yrs + and kept dropping off to sleep randomly to our group's amusement. ... read more

Asia » China

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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