Mengzi Nanhu lake

gadding around Mengzi

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July 26th 2011
In between festival waiting, I revisited Mingjiu market, the totally Miao dominated market getting bigger than before as a new market area had been built, but it didn't released much of the traffic condition, people still packed the narrow main road but the old market street inside town became quiet! what had they done???? there also a new temple building behind the hill above the old Mingjiu ... 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