Photo op at the site of 1st National Congress of CPC

Day #103: Communism and the police

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July 18th 2013
Today we visited the site of the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party, and then the Propaganda Museum. They were complete contrasts and it was very interesting to compare. The site of the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party is very much a tourist destination for Chinese tourists, with a photo opportunity in front of a big Chinese flag and a somewhat skewed take on recent Chinese h ... 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