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Part of the excitement - getting to the other side

Xinjin Flower Festival

March 23rd 2013
Geo: 31.871, 103.43Today we visited the most beautiful place. I'd read that chengdu had a few blossom and peony festivals at this time of year but I was failing in getting my husband to take us as all the Chinese were saying all the flowers are already dead (they were wrong!) Luckily Bill's cousin offered us a lift to emeishan and to drop us off at the flower festival in Xinjin on route. ... read more
Asia » China » Sichuan

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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