Lotus Pads, Moshan in the Background

磨山/Moshan and a Birthday Party

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September 10th 2010
I cleaned up the kitchen and experimented with cooking a bit. All the food here is pretty oily so sometimes I like to take a break from it. I mostly know how to follow recipes and make things that require an oven or western ingredients, but recently I've been picking up some vegetables from the shop down the street and seeing what I can do with some vinegar, soy sauce and spices. Sometimes the ... read more

Asia » China » Hubei » Wuhan

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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