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Chengyang village

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August 30th 2012
The first photo today is of a cockerel in the ricefield. I was bemused that it was eating the rice so enthusiastically. Chengyang village is not famous because of it's rice eating cockerel, but because of its old wind and rain bridge (second photo). This bridge has become a Chinese "scenic spot" and perhaps lost some of its local character, but it is an impressive sight in the midst of the ric ... 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