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Baobo Carnival in Ruili

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October 4th 2011
"Baobo" in Burmese mean brotherhood. Legend said the Chinese and the Burmese were the offsprings of the Sun-God. And 11 years ago the Chinese government start Baobo festival using the specific location of Ruili being right at the border and to boot up the border trading in the area. The Sino-Burma Baobo Carnival had been created! It was set on the 1st of May holiday at the beginning, but in recent ... 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