Do you know how banning fishing came about? Photo 14

Do you know how banning fishing came about?

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June 18th 2010
Em Ma took us to the Summer Palace, the residence of the emperors during the hot Beijing summers. The most interesting part of the Summer Palace history is the story of the Dragon Lady. After her husband died, she ruled through her young son, and when he died, through her nephew. She wasn't a very nice lady, but she did have a lot of power. The Summer Palace is located around a lake shaped l ... 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