Street calligrapher, Yangzhou

Sweeping solution to a grave issue

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April 9th 2011
Photos: …..this week it's Qing Ming Jie, or the Tomb Sweeping Festival when, if you have an ancestor's tomb to clean up or to visit & burn paper money in memoriam, this is the time to do it. It's also an appropriate time to note that China is starting to realise that burning, according to China's Consumer's Association, 1000 tonn ... 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