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Lanshan - Old Market

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June 6th 2010
Lanshan County - the old market - photo's and Freddie the spider whom I let go when the rains dried up. Yesterday I followed some of my students to the old market in the town, a bazaar, the heart of it stood like a multi story car park, and although not confirmed I am pretty sure that is what it was, although I can't imagine Lanshan having such a thing. Concrete columns stood guard over a patc ... 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