Ming's Tomb

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June 28th 2010
MING’S TOMB: Monday (June 28th) we toured Ming’s Tomb, which is where several of the emperors of ancient China are buried. Unfortunately you cannot view the actual tombs, but you can walk through several buildings, one of which is over 500 years old with no renovations. There are very few Chinese buildings this old that are in their original state because most buildings were made of wood and h ... 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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