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My home for the next couple of nights

Living in a Tulou

August 1st 2014
Hi All, Another Chinese minority crossed of the list. The people who live around Liulian are Hakka Chinese. These people migrated from north western China during the Jin dynasty escaping famine and persecution. The buildings which they constructed here are called tulou, means earth house. They are built from rammed earth and wood and are on a circular or square design. They were built to protec ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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
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