James' family friend preparing the prayer items for James' arrival prayers

Ruixing village

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January 18th 2011
James’ aunty drove us to Ruixing, which was nice to not have to do the public transport thing, and also interesting to see how a woman can make it as a driver in these chaotic cities too! She had a flash car, James’ uncle is a doctor. Ruixing village is one of many down a little one lane, well made and maintained, concrete street. Kind of what we might think of as a driveway with lots of ho ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Taishan

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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