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Our visit to "Earth Buildings"

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December 1st 2006
On Nov 26, 2006, we have finally started our "real" walkabout. We went from Hong Kong to Shenzhen, China. We took the sleeper train from Shenzhen to YongDing, in Fujian. The main purpose to visit YongDing is to see the Hakka classic earth buildings. The Hakka people are people who originated in northern China. The moved to southern China over the years, and were called "Hakka" -- meaning ... read more

Asia » China » Fujian

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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