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Banqiao Liqiujie Festival

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August 8th 2011
What is tradition? you stick to what your ancestor had done! festival date wouldn't change just because an thick ass official in the government didn't have time on that day! I was a bit worried about the Autumn Festival in Banqiao will not happen on the traditional date as it will fall on a Monday, as many times the local government would just switch it to a Sunday for convenience. But yea ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan

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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