TuanShan - example of ceiling decoration

Many interior ceilings of the Qing (wealthy) houses had elaborate ceiling decorations as well as wall paintings and decorations. Here the 'example' is of the veranda ceiling (and beam decorations). Some room (interior) ceilings are even more elaborate.

Yunnan #4 - From Laos to Vietnam via China: Episode 4

April 15th 2010
This is the 4th ‘episode’ of another of 'our' travels. All the ‘episodes’ describe our journey from our arrival in Vientiane (capital of Laos) in mid March 2010, through to our intention to 'arrive' in Hanoi (capital of Vietnam) at end April. This ‘episode’ describes our journey south from LiJiang, through DaLi, across to KunMing, then further south to TongHai and Jianshui ( ... 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

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