Landslide!

The Chong Cao Run

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June 20th 2005
"Veerrry Goood... veerrry goood" drawled the driver in a smug, low, voice as our minivan was speeding along the bumpy dirt road, soon to rendezvous with yet another downhill hairpin turn. The ten or so Tibetans that had been crammed into this little 7-seater with us, for whom reckless driving was a rare treat, weren't helping, egging the driver on as he attempted to pass (yet again) his friend wh ... 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