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Levi's excursion to Dujiangyan irrigation scheme

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September 13th 2016
A few days ago, we went to a famous irrigation scheme called 'Dujiangyan irrigation scheme'. A famous man, named Li Bing, made the irrigation scheme. The river scheme is over 2000 years old and is world heritage. When we arrived, I thought we were just visiting mountains and walking around them. The first place was a whole bunch of markets, which is where we had lunch. Then we climbed quite a few ... 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