In front of the gated elementary school

Red Banners

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October 19th 2010
Red banners are all over the place in China. Hanging in front of school buildings, on store fronts, on gates, from trees, next to sports fields... Some of them are about the 2010 census, some are store advertisements, some I can't read. I don't know where they come from, whether they can be purchased by any old person, how to get them... However, I am planning on finding out. Anyway, today wh ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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