Typical Guest house

COMMUNISM, POWER STATIONS AND A BUCKET IN AN AISLE

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May 7th 2010
Day 31 It’s hard, in today’s China, not to ruminate on the rule of communism. My views are shaped by visits behind the Iron Curtain in the 1980’s. Oppression, iron fist rule, officious police checkpoints, travel restrictions, a cowering populace, no entrepreneurial drive, no merchandise and a host of other shadowy and dark adjectives continue to shape my views. Even China on a visit in 2002 ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Tiger Leaping Gorge

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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