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Jitang and TangAn

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August 29th 2012
I saw no other tourists, a novelty in China. Both small villages are in the hills above Zhaoxing. The houses are mainly wooden, including new houses that are being built. They are often surrounded by rice paddies - making quite a pleasant looking detached pad. At the entrance to the village there is a wooden gateway and the drum tower is the centre of the village where children play. TangAn villag ... 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