St. Michael's Catholic Church in Qingdao

Damaged during the Cultural Revolution, St. Micheal's Catholic Church has been completely restored, and occupies a prominent place in the old part of Qingdao. Dozens of Chinese couples now use the cobble stone square for their wedding photos every day. Services are still held every Sunday, and the interior of the church can be visited during that time. Sadly, I was there only on a Saturday, and could not enter.

#124 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Qingdao, China's German City)

May 23rd 2010
Qingdao is a smaller seaside city of 2 Million inhabitants on the N.E. sea-coast of Shandong Province, China. At the end of the 19th Century, an ambitious Germany was looking for a place in China to continue its colonial expansion. That moment arrived, when the Chinese Boxer Rebels killed two German Catholic priests in 1897. German troops were sent in to establish their presence in Qingdao, and ... 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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