the artist

first stop

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June 17th 2005
Hello, no great tales to tell, nor huge observations to render. However, for those of you who might wonder where i've gone, the update. i am currently in a smallish city, which is famous for something historical and touristy. but i am here as a starting point to another famous and touristy area famous as a temple mountain, with Chinese, Mongolian, and a couple of Tibetan temples. Last ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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