Ancient Town Tower on the ancient gate

Panxian, a town of hidden history

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January 6th 2009
I have been in Panxian for nearly 18 years since I graduated from university and was allocated to work as an English teacher in a senior high school of a coal company. It was an attached school of the company, Panjiang Coal, which is the biggest coal and power company south of Yangtze River. The school is now being transferred to the local government, since the central government don't encourage ... read more

Asia » China » Guizhou

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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