Buddha

To be or not to be: it's a question

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December 15th 2013
Why the title? We saw that in great big letters on a sign. I don’t think the Chinese quite understand what Hamlet was trying to say… Also, there are lots of extra pictures on this blog; we have seen lots of really cool things and I couldn't just choose a few! Quiz time! Here are 10 things seen in China throughout the holiday season. Can you guess which are normal and which are “festive ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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