XiaoShaJiang. Third Time a Charm 20150501_100101

XiaoShaJiang. Third Time a Charm

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May 3rd 2015
Hi All, Up in the mountains of LongHui county live the HuaYao Chinese minority. I have been here before 4 years ago so it was good to go back and see if anything has changed. The answer not really. The bus ride from Longhui to Xiaoshajiang takse around 3 and a half hours and the first half of the journey is done on what I can only describe as dirt roads. The road is under construction and it is ... 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