Opening China's Bamboo Curtain
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My purpose in starting a blog is to encourage people, who would like to know more about China than what they hear on the news, to read the book, and to have a blog dialogue. My interest in China began when I was preparing for a China trip to attend the Olympic Games in Beijing. My preparations included spending many hours in the library learning about China.
Opening China's Bamboo Curtain
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See hyperlink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_cuisine ..read more
Opening China's Bamboo Curtain
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Unknown artist(s) from the Song dynasty The work is traditionally attributed to Ma Hezhi (fl. 1131-1189) as a painter and Emperor Gaozong (1107-1187) as a calligrapher, but this attribution is likely incorrect. - Cultura ..read more
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“Chairman Mao Zedong and US President Richard Nixon met for talks on Feb.21, 1972. (Sovfoto/UIG via Getty Images ..read more
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Google map showing the location of Repulse Bay on Hong Kong Island ..read more
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Figure 39: Repulse Bay. Photo courtesy of Jerry Martin ..read more
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Figure 41: Tiger Balm Pagoda. Photo courtesy of Jerry Martin ..read more
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Figure 36: Terracotta Army. Photo courtesy of Jerry Martin ..read more