Paint-a-Tree Day at GXNU

Tree Painting

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November 28th 2009
A week and a half ago students from Guangxi Normal painted the trunks of all the trees on campus. I have no idea why. I saw them going to town on the trees outside of my apartment as I was leaving for class, and couldn't help but smile and think of the Disney movie "Alice in Wonderland." All of the cards were painting the roses white and red because the queen had ordered it so. No one knew why, th ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin

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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