The Lovely Dragon Fruit

Being a social butterfly, of voting by mail, wild winds, and birthday parties!

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October 6th 2011
*Note--I have been trying to publish this blog for about 3 days but the Travel Blog server and our Chinese internet have NOT cooperate. I have not been successful in removing some pictures that double downloaded either. ARGH. Just sayin'. Whew! The weather Gods are teasing me. And not in a good way, either. The last 2 days have been cooler and oh-so-crazy windy. I am not talki ... read more

Asia » China » Fujian » Xiamen

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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