Mausoleum Of The Nanyue King

The tomb of Zhao Mo, the second king of the Nanyue, was discovered in the centre of a hill during digging for the Guangzhou metro.

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Old Canton, New Guangzhou

September 11th 2017
I've written before about how I glean nostalgia and romance from the old names of colonial Indian cities. The same applies to China. Names such as Peking and Nanking. OK, perhaps not Nanking. But I was now heading to old Canton, now known as Guangzhou. And as you might have guessed, this is why people from Guangdong province and the l ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Guangzhou

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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