Limestone Hairpins

Flying Over Yangshuo Valley

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June 17th 2009
The whispers in the morning/ Of birds twittering/ Of frogs croaking/ Of bamboos swingswing/ I waked up and opend my window/ I like the boutique and small hotel/ Good morning world/ I ate my yogurt and apple/ A little bit humid/ A little bit chilly/ I put on my jacket/ Which I brought from the West Street/ A quarter to six/ I walked downstairs/ At the lobby I met Louise/ She's waiting there in a ... 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