Rice terraces in Pingan

Chinese sunrise

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June 29th 2005
Wild wall walk As usual, we are running late. Trying to pick up some vegetable baozi and looking for a sleeping mattress (still in use today as a beach towel in Thailand) on our way from our hostel to the bus station takes its time. The Beijing morning traffic is not speeding up things either. At least we know already which bus to take to Huanghuacheng, the jumping point to a less visite ... 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