Noodles hanging out to dry!

We're really enjoying our weekends here....

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March 30th 2005
We had a great weekend! With Mel and Renee we walked to one of the smaller villages nearby before catching the bus to Guangshui Town where we spent a few very enjoyable hours. The little village was so interesting. It had small family sawmills and many little one room noodle making 'factories'. The rooms all had narrow rollers through which the noodle dough was flattened and then it was cu ... 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