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Jian Shui

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September 15th 2011
Jian Shui Lying to the south end of China's deepest lake, Fuxian Hu, Jian Shui, along with it's near neighbour Tonghai makes an interesting place to visit. Jianshui, apart from it's large city gate, boasts China's second largest Daoist Temple, dating from the thirteenth century, Zhu Jia Hua Yuan (Zhu Family Gardens) and a little outside Jian Shui are sights such as Shuang Lo ... 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