Zunyi Photographic Exhibition

Birthday celebrations and big bangs

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October 2nd 2009
Thursday 1st October 2009 Happy 60th birthday Today is a special day - no it's not my birthday but The People's Republic Of China's birthday. It is mid-autumn festival holiday and National holiday combined. Today started unusually as a result of this special day - it was quiet. I awoke at 7.30 having had a good night's sleep for a change - nothing woke me up. I lay in bed at 7.30 l ... 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