Water Wheel

Zhongwei, Tengger Desert & Beijing

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May 18th 2009
We deboarded our last night train before sunrise in the small city of Zhongwei. A few hours of rest and we were up again and in a van driving through rocky hills and dirt mounds on our way to Chang Tan (Long Beach), a small village on the banks of the Yellow River. A short walk through the tiny village to see the donkeys, goats and a huge water wheel that pumps water into the village, and we arr ... 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