state of emperor Yongle

Beijing

February 20th 2007
The Ming Dinasty Tombs are situated 50 kilometer north of central Beijing. Here you can find the final resting place of 13 of the 16 Ming emperors. Three tombs have been opened up to the public. I found Cháng Ling, burial place of the emperor Yongle, to be the most impressive. ... 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

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Kurt

Kurt de Gante

Hello everybody, I'm Kurt, nearly 40 years old and living in Belgium. I always wanted to see the world and explore other countries. Until now I've done a few -rather small- journeys. But to my feeling there are still a lot to places to explore ;-) I'm the kind of traveller that has done a different kind of trips: in group, alone, with some friends, with my wife (and kids), multiple day trekking in the mountains, city-trips, cultural trips, lazy vacations, ... For the moment, my kids are too young to take them far abroad. That's why -in 2011- I decided to write down some of my travel-e... full info

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