concrete boxes

long ride

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July 15th 2005
As of a few hours ago, I am in Lhasa, the infamous T city, now infamous for tourist buses and treks and the real experience. Coming into the city, a host of concrete boxes, C style. Ah, development, all the good things that come with progress. To get to the official T, one must buy a permit, then fly or bus in. I bussed in. But forgot the permit, sort of. It is a hefty Y1500 or so, which ... 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