The view from our balcony

Pointy Mountains

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March 31st 2014
Geo: 24.7709, 110.487Two things about the Chinese we forgot to mention yesterday:Handbags - when a couple get together the relationship is sealed when she lets him carry her handbag. At first we thought it was the odd one or two hen pecked men carrying the girlfriend or wife's bag but further research has shown it is a general custom. There is a lot of sense in this, the handbag probably ... 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