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Wild Flower Snow and Moon

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May 11th 2010
April 30th For Frances and I, Asia is an area not well explored. We have sampled aspects in previous trips, but for both of us, the chance to spend 4 months in Asia, was partly to ensure we developed a greater appreciation of what “Asians” were, and what made up the cultural and political background of what must be more than 1/2 of the world’s population. While we will only scratch the surf ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Lijiang

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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