The Town Square and all the People

A Journey Back in Time, Uh, Kind Of . .

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April 23rd 2011
Today we took a journey back in time, well sort of. We took a trip to Huang Long-Xi Ancient Town, a town from the Qing Dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of China from about 300 years ago. After about a one and a half hour bus trip, we finally arrived. The entrance to the town was quite spectacular, and I was excited to walk through and ancient village. I soon discovered that the term “Ancient” ... 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