The Birds

The Ever Erratic Kunming

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November 19th 2008
Kunming fools me again! I had thought that perhaps there would be regular sunny days of freezing mornings and warm afternoons but alas! After more than a week with intensely blue skies and not a single cloud sighting, it suddenly became cold and rainy today. Perfect weather for catching up on things like this blog. Recently the popular gulls have been doing their yearly migration to Kunming fo ... 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