my little red jade bead the size of a pea

Luzhi - a postcard from a water town

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April 26th 2009
Today Maggie took me to Luzhi to visit the old town and to see her shop. It was a really lovely girls day out with some very funny, quiet, cute and acutely aware moments. Luzhi is a small water town which is still in Suzhou but takes about 40minutes to get there. Maggie picked me up in her large Chevrolet - the second time I’ve been driven in a car in 9 months. Luzhi is like Tongli but ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Suzhou

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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