Melting Stones

Granted these carvings are hundreds of years old, but it looks as if recent history (and acid rain) has done some serious damage to the detail.

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Broken in Beijing

February 7th 2007
Aggh! Night two in Beijing I roll my ankle resulting in a broken metatarsil. So close. I was so close to making it home without any major accident or illness. And then I stupidly roll my ankle on the cold sidewalks of Beijing. So much for running to warm up. It's time to go buy a big parka. And buy big parkas I did. I hit the black market and found North Face jackets, Mountain Hardware jackets, Ar ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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