Nandian Yao

Funing

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April 4th 2011
Tradition??? what is tradition??? I came to Funing looking for the Longduanjie festival, but all the answer I got was "NO! no celebration here!" many people seem like never heard of this festival? was my Chinese that bad??? The info from internet said "the Longduan festival came down from more than 700 year ago, and had never...ever...stop, they celebrated it every year in Guizhao town and in many ... 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